If you read the original New York Times article [1], part of this strategy was actually Facebook attempting to smear anti-Facebook demonstrators as being anti-S

If you read the original New York Times article [1], part of this strategy was actually Facebook attempting to smear anti-Facebook demonstrators as being anti-Semitic when they clearly weren't. (So, they're accusing Facebook critics of anti-Semitism while simultaneously paying people to criticize Soros.) Facebook is playing all sides here with one goal: to suppress criticism and anti-Facebook demonstrations. That said, it's disingenuous to insist all criticism of Soros is from anti-Semites. While many people on the right do believe lots of absurd conspiracy theories about Soros, I believe only a small percentage of those people are anti-Semites or intend any anti-Semitic undertones in their criticism. Mention of Soros is definitely an anti-Semitic dog whistle for alt-right/far-right people, but it's not for a lot of other people who are right-adjacent. The majority of conservatives who complain about Soros probably aren't anti-Semites; I bet you'd find massive overlap with support for Israel, for example. It is certainly possible that some of the conspiracy theories originate from anti-Semitic sources, but as they trickle down to the general public, you'll see that most conservatives basically just consider Soros the left-wing version of the Koch brothers - a billionaire who's funding everything they dislike. Which isn't wrong, to an extent. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/technology/facebook-data-russia-election-racism.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/technology/facebook-data-...