Today: George Soros & Pro-Palestine Protests, Kurt Vonnegut and 'The Lost Boys'

Plus: James {NAME} Wrote About 'Paradox of Education'? [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoFMHgP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbTFsczJnOGF4YS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWVnYXR6NGZtaDhXA3NwY0IKZijkPDJmBq5xNFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker May 1, 2024 Today: George Soros & Pro-Palestine Protests, Kurt Vonnegut and 'The Lost Boys' [Tents are spread out on a lawn in front of buildings.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoFMHgP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdGpuZHJxNWJpay8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWVnYXR6NGZtaDgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZijkPDJmBq5xNFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) George Soros Funding Pro-Palestine Demonstrations at US Universities? The idea that [George Soros](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoFMHgP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZWljM2ZscWlmMS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWVnYXR6NGZtaDhXA3NwY0IKZijkPDJmBq5xNFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb), the billionaire investor and philanthropist, has been funding protests in the United States is not new. In late April 2024, the question returned, this time about the pro-Palestinian encampments established at universities across the United States and beyond in solidarity with the residents of the Gaza Strip: Was Soros paying those protesters? Snopes has given this claim a "Mixture" rating. By going through the publicly available list of grants given by Soros' charity, the Open Society Foundations (OSF), Snopes found that one of the organizations involved in the protests received a grant from OSF. But it is very misleading to claim or suggest that Soros was funding the protests directly. Snopes reporter Jack Izzo and senior reporter Alex Kasprak explain why. 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