Sheryl Sandberg—Asked Facebook staff to research George Soros's finances after he criticized Facebook
In January 2018, Sandberg asked Facebook communications staff to investigate George Soros's finances days after he criticized Facebook at the World Economic Forum. Facebook hired Definers Public Affairs to push stories painting the anti-Facebook movement as a Soros-backed effort, despite Soros being the subject of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Governance | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.572 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Asked Facebook staff to research George Soros's finances after he criticized Facebook
In January 2018, Sandberg asked Facebook communications staff to investigate George Soros's finances days after he criticized Facebook at the World Economic Forum. Facebook hired Definers Public Affairs to push stories painting the anti-Facebook movement as a Soros-backed effort, despite Soros being the subject of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.