[ANALYSIS] Trump indictment: Conspiracy theorists target familiar bogeyman
Billionaire George Soros has been accused by Donald Trump and his supporters of funding and influencing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg .WASHINGTON - Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has long been a bogeyman for the far right, but Donald Trump's indictment has unleashed a fresh torrent of hate that has also entangled US fact-checkers debunking conspiracies about him.
Despite no evidence of a direct connection, Trump has gone so far as to claim that Bragg was"hand-picked and funded by George Soros." Michael Vachon, a spokesman for Soros, said the billionaire"has never met, spoken with, or otherwise communicated with Alvin Bragg." "Conspiracy theories are often built around the idea that there are powerful forces outside of our control acting on behalf of the global elite to keep the truth from ordinary people," Joshua Tucker, co-director of the NYU Center for Social Media and Politics, told AFP.The attacks, observers say, also smack of anti-Semitism.
Around the world, from Central Europe to East Asia, Soros has been accused of stoking immigration, backing coups, sponsoring protests and seeking to push a multicultural agenda. "Conspiracy theorists not only push a particular narrative, but they also attack the credibility of fact-checkers that cast doubt on their claims," Tucker said.
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