A quote about Ukraine falsely attributed to the American philanthropist George Soros has been circulated on a Georgian-speaking Facebook account. The quote reads: “We need Ukraine in the war with Russia like a torpedo. We do not care at all about the fate of this country’s citizens.”
According to the circulated claim, Soros allegedly made this statement in an interview in 2014.
The quote attributed to George Soros is fake. No such statement can be found in any of George Soros’s interviews from 2014 concerning Ukraine. Moreover, the part of the quote claiming that he “does not care about the fate of Ukraine” actually belongs to a pro-Kremlin media commentator.
This fabricated quote attributed to Soros has also appeared in Russian-language sources in the past. In 2021, the Ukrainian fact-checking platform, Vox Ukraine, verified the claim and confirmed that no such phrase appears in any of Soros’s interviews or statements.
The final part of the quote, where Soros is supposedly saying he does not care about the fate of Ukrainians, had already been fact-checked by Myth Detector. It does not belong to Soros but rather to a pro-Kremlin media commentator, Alexander Zapolskis, who made the statement in a 2014 article.
It is worth noting that the spread of fake news and fabricated quotes about Soros is a well-known tactic. Myth Detector has previously reported on conspiracy theories and disinformation circulated around him:
- Myths About George Soros
- Who Spreads Conspiratorial Film about Soros, Georgian Snipers and American Soldier?
- 2 Disinformation and 2 Conspiracies about the NGOs and George Soros
- Did Soros Say that Covid-19 Contributed to the Legitimization of Instruments of Control?
- Fabricated Quotes in the Name of Western Politicians About Russia
- Is Volodymyr Zelenskyy George Soros’s Nephew?
About the source:
The Facebook user, Nona Sharabidze, regularly spreads false information with anti-Western content and pro-Kremlin narratives. Myth Detector has repeatedly fact-checked claims spread by Sharabidze.
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