U.S. government international broadcaster investigating report ‘multimillionaire Jew’ George Soros,
Published October 30, 2018
George Soros speaking in Berlin, Sept. 10, 2012. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
(JTA) — The United States government’s international broadcasting agency said it is investigating a segment aired on a Spanish-language network about “multimillionaire Jew” George Soros, which also said he was “the architect of the financial collapse of 2008.”
The United States Agency for Global Media, an independent U.S. government agency, said Tuesday it is conducting an internal investigation into the report on Radio Television Marti, a Spanish-language network that broadcasts news to Cuba to promote U.S. foreign policy interests, that was aired in May.
The program was presented as part of the TV Marti newscast and was introduced by the anchor with the phrase, “George Soros, the multimillionaire Jew of Hungarian origin….” It also calls him “a non-believing Jew of flexible morals.” The conservative organization Judicial Watch, an outspoken critic of Soros, was the only source for the 15-minute video segment.
The producers of the report have been put on administrative leave, John F. Lansing, CEO and director of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Radio and Television Martí’s parent office, said in a statement issued on Tuesday.
“Those deemed responsible for this production will be immediately placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into their apparent misconduct. Disciplinary action appropriate under federal law may then be proposed, including the potential removal of those responsible, depending on the outcome of that investigation,” the statement said.
The report, which was first reported on Friday by the Cuban Triangle blog, followed by Mother Jones, was taken down, but archived copies of a shorter two-part version can be found on YouTube.
The report also says that Soros uses his business profits “to finance anti-system [political] groups that fill his pockets.” It also calls Soros a “non-practicing Jew of flexible morals.” It calls Soros’ Open Society Foundation, which supports civil society groups around the world, with a stated aim of advancing justice, education, public health and independent media, “a façade for investing and looting countries.”
