Fake conspiracy theory claiming George Soros arrested for election interference spread by far-right 1 hour ago
Contrary to right-wing conspiracy theories, Billionaire philanthropist George Soros was not arrested on Monday.
A right-wing website falsely reported that Mr Soros - long a boogeyman in conservative and anti semitic conspiracy theories - was arrested in Philadelphia for election interference.
The website included a photoshopped indictment as well as a claim that a judge had ordered a "publication ban," preventing US-based media from reporting on the ruling.
That is fictional; judges cannot stop reporters from reporting on a case, they can only order that individuals involved with the case refrain from speaking to the media.
The photoshopped indictment includes charges for conspiracy, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, computer damages, aggravated identity theft and aiding and abetting.
The story claims that Mr Soros is being investigated by the FBI, which is also false.
The fake indictment was forged using a real indictment from 15 October that involved six Russian men accused of spreading malware for use in fraudulent activities.
Mongo not very smart. Mongo mot understand why people think so many complicated things and wonder why people have so much sadness and anger and craziness to not want to lose?
Aragorn11: It's amazing what people actually believe.
Mongo heard a friend say a long time ago that he was grasping at straws. Mongo asked his friend what does this mean. Mongos friend told him he was out of time and out of luck and wanted to believe something that would make life better. Mongo thinks maybe that is why people believe silly and strange things.
Aragorn11: It's amazing what people actually believe.
Its getting ridiculous, people are getting worked up into a frenzy, the polarisation in the US is reaching very dangerous levels, most of it fuelled by the type of misinformation we see on here. As Obama described it in this article...."We are entering into an epistemological crisis.”
"What former president Obama calls ‘conspiracy culture’ is no longer a kooky thing we can laugh at, like it was in the 1990s. It’s now, according to Obama, the “single biggest threat” to democracy. He said in an interview with the Atlantic this month: “Large swaths of the country genuinely believe that the Democratic Party is a front for a p*dophile ring…If we do not have the capacity to distinguish what’s true from what’s false, then by definition the marketplace of ideas doesn’t work. And by definition our democracy doesn’t work. We are entering into an epistemological crisis.”
Conspiracy culture has created a situation where a large part of the American population thinks the election was stolen, the pandemic is a fraud, vaccines are an evil plot, and climate change is a hoax. America’s enemies could not ask for a better situation."
Mongo_lives: Mongo heard a friend say a long time ago that he was grasping at straws. Mongo asked his friend what does this mean. Mongos friend told him he was out of time and out of luck and wanted to believe something that would make life better. Mongo thinks maybe that is why people believe silly and strange things.
Methinks there's a lot more to Mongo than he portrays.
Aragorn11: Methinks there's a lot more to Mongo than he portrays.
Mongo not know about that. Mongo need to keep things simple. Mongo heard another friend talk about Occam's razor. Mongo asked if that would give a better shave than his razor. Mongos friend patted him on the back and said it means the simple reason is usually the right reason.
bigjb62: Lets and not forget about the fake check...I mean fact check sites.
Who factchecks the factcheckers?
All we know is that covid is worth the dodge for about 1% of the world's population. A real millionaires club. 99 out of 100 deaths will result from the chaos and starvation. And we guessed - guessed correctly - that it would pass away on its own it wouldn't make sense for us all to be reinfected every 3 months. Whether it's a conspiracy or a case of more money than sense remains to be seen. It could just be weak, decadent elites.
DedovixBig Place, Central Serbia Serbia5,492 posts
Aragorn11: Well I read, a lot, from multiple sources and form opinions based on what I have read.
Not from 2 guys in a basement in California Who Incorrectly state that the Judge ordered a Media Blackout, which he can't do
Vincenco -you`re making a good point-in my favor Forming opinion on corporate medias The two guys in the basement don`t have financial support to create public opinion
Truth to be told I havent seen Georg Soros in quite some time ,.
Dedovix: Vincenco -you`re making a good point-in my favor Forming opinion on corporate medias The two guys in the basement don`t have financial support to create public opinion
Truth to be told I havent seen Georg Soros in quite some time ,.
Seems they have very little support when they can't check what a judge can and cannot do Must have run out of wifi.
DedovixBig Place, Central Serbia Serbia5,492 posts
Aragorn11: Seems they have very little support when they can't check what a judge can and cannot do Must have run out of wifi. Had a pint with him last night, he's doing grand
Im no lawyer nor am i an expert in legal questions but even I know that a Judge can approve the request of the prosecuter or defence for a media blackout and i dont know with whom you had a drink ,last night as Soros is been dead for quite some time -the two guys from the basement told me ,they even swore on the life of their ex mother in law
millions stolen for biden 41% 13 Votes hundreds of thousands stolen for biden 16% 5 Votes thousands stolen for biden 0% 0 Votes Millions of dead voted for biden 0% 0 Votes hundreds of thousands of dead voted for biden 0% 0 Votes thousands of dead voted for biden 0% 0 Votes We will never know...how bad the fraud is...unless people revote and votes are counted by hand 22% 7 Votes Trump won't have enough to win and democrat fraud don't matter 22% 7 Votes 32 Total Votes
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