{"id":6790,"date":"2023-06-07T13:07:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T12:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seecheck.org\/?p=6790"},"modified":"2024-05-03T15:45:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T14:45:06","slug":"death-of-george-soros-fake-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecheck.org\/index.php\/2023\/06\/07\/death-of-george-soros-fake-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Death of George Soros \u2013 fake news"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"c-bq-cred\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.faktoje.al\/death-of-george-soros-fake-news\/\" data-type=\"URL\">Original article<\/a> (in Albanian) was published on 23\/05\/2023<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The news that the billionaire at the center of many conspiracy theories, George Soros, has died is false. Soros himself has confirmed on social networks that he is &#8220;alive and healthy&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent days, the claim that billionaire George Soros has died spread on <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/EKqyl\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/enrico.tomaselli\/posts\/pfbid0r1EcFktwU1qPipmHvHvbXK2CxgffDjAs8WBchQxdYefSK2DkwvFcUu1pzihuPc15l\">networks<\/a> , including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/abdullah.mehmeti.94\/posts\/pfbid0FbkMecNxJAEYNDQkusqn91VJcYcFsbXXj7Gx1PxrQenzex8Eq3CeUW6yGm5LpPZvl\">Albanian-speaking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mario.roshi.50\/posts\/pfbid0KK13A4xk7b2JMAf1hfN2gL82TS1RpcSwis8vnw2wn6GV8TWW4sGEMqr5bLRSgDoVl\">ones<\/a> . These claims were accompanied by expressions of joy over the death of the billionaire who has long been the target of a series of conspiracy theories that blame him for an almost supernatural range of evils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/seecheck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecheck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-4.png 501w, https:\/\/seecheck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-4-278x300.png 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/seecheck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecheck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-5.png 460w, https:\/\/seecheck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-5-135x300.png 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who spread the news will be disappointed to learn that the 92-year-old is actually still alive and, as he himself <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/georgesoros\/status\/1658098300203958272\">wrote<\/a> on his Twitter account on May 15, &#8220;healthy.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/seecheck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecheck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-6.png 598w, https:\/\/seecheck.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-6-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;The rumors that I have suffered a heart attack are completely false. I am alive and healthy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>George Soros tweet.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson from the Open Society Foundation also confirmed to<em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/george-soros-dead-whats-behind-viral-rumor-1800316?amp=1\">Newsweek<\/a><em> <\/em>that<em> \u201cGeorge Soros is alive and enjoys good health. Rumors on social media that he suffered a heart attack and died are false.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Faktoje&#8221; has also <a href=\"https:\/\/faktoje.al\/e-rreme-deklarata-vetefajesuese-e-soros-per-shkaterrimin-e-shba\/\">previously<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faktoje.al\/lajmi-satirik-per-zhdukjen-e-george-soros-ngjall-reagime-ne-rrjet\/\">verified<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faktoje.al\/soros-nuk-financon-anijet-humanitare-qe-shpetojne-emigrante-ne-mesdhe-2\/\">fake news<\/a> targeting the 92-year-old billionaire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Original article (in Albanian) was published on 23\/05\/2023 The news that the billionaire at the center of many conspiracy theories, George Soros, has died is false. Soros himself has confirmed on social networks that he is &#8220;alive and healthy&#8221;. 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