{"id":1909979,"date":"2023-04-04T23:11:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T03:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-fact-checker-humiliated-after-smearing-criticism-of-soros-backed-da-as-antisemitism\/"},"modified":"2023-04-04T23:14:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T03:14:16","slug":"wapo-fact-checker-humiliated-after-smearing-criticism-of-soros-backed-da-as-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-fact-checker-humiliated-after-smearing-criticism-of-soros-backed-da-as-antisemitism\/","title":{"rendered":"WaPo \u2018Fact-Checker\u2019 Humiliated After Smearing Criticism Of Soros-Backed DA As \u2018Antisemitism\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwapo-fact-checker-humiliated-after-smearing-criticism-of-soros-backed-da-as-antisemitism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1909979&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>The fact-checker got fact-checked, and it didn\u2019t end well for him.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post\u2019s Glenn Kessler frequently manages to make himself the story, often due to his not-so-subtle left-wing partisan bent. It was on full display over his handling of accurate portrayals of billionaire George Soros backing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. And it was so egregious he was hit with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlennKesslerWP\/status\/1642235733191671808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>two\u00a0<\/em>community notes<\/a> on Twitter for his misleading spin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-715605522\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c782f98d38a3e2c4e54b18adca6f9703 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c782f98d38a3e2c4e54b18adca6f9703\"><\/div>\n<p>Bragg is expected to indict former President Donald Trump on 34 charges connected to campaign finance violations around so-called \u201chush money\u201d payments to two women during the 2016 presidential campaign. Private transactions like this are not illegal. Yet despite federal prosecutors and Bragg\u2019s predecessor being unable to make misdemeanor charges in good faith, Bragg, known for downgrading over half of his felony cases into misdemeanors, is doing the opposite against Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The left\u2019s hatred of Trump is so severe they\u2019re willing to use the scourge of antisemitism to defend against a clear abuse of prosecutorial power. Bragg\u2019s indictment is detestable not merely because it effectively fabricates charges against his party\u2019s leading presidential political opponent. It also tears apart the legal system at its seams, politicizing the system that is supposed to be blind to these biases. But should we be surprised? Bragg is part of a network of George Soros-backed district attorneys who believe the criminal justice system is broken and must be dismantled. Here, Bragg and his political enablers are using the \u201cbroken\u201d system to their advantage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But dare any of us to mention that Soros, a radical left-winger seeking to undo American political and justice systems, helped elect Bragg. Apparently, this criticism leveled against Soros is antisemitic because he\u2019s Jewish and, well, that\u2019s about it. Far-left partisans and political hacks who toe a party line for clicks and a steady paycheck have weaponized fraudulent claims of antisemitism for political purposes. It explains how little these people care about actual antisemitism, which is why they\u2019re so often quiet as their leftist colleagues back the boycott, divest, and sanction movement against Israel and advocate for its destruction.<\/p>\n<h2>Soros Did Back Bragg<\/h2>\n<p>Kessler dishonestly offered \u201cthree Pinocchios\u201d to what he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/04\/01\/incendiary-claim-that-george-soros-funds-alvin-bragg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calls<\/a>\u00a0an \u201cincendiary claim\u201d that Soros funded Bragg. He framed the connection as antisemitic, laughably claiming it \u201cplays into stereotypes of rich Jewish financiers secretly controlling events.\u201d It was an interesting claim given Kessler\u2019s own newspaper had a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/decision2012\/sheldon-adelson-casino-magnate-mega-donor-is-a-man-of-many-motives\/2012\/10\/23\/926d031e-0744-11e2-858a-5311df86ab04_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fascination<\/a>\u00a0with Jewish conservative billionaire Sheldon Adelson. WaPo called him a \u201cmega donor\u201d who gives for \u201cmany motives,\u201d though it wasn\u2019t labeled antisemitic at the time (since, of course, it\u2019s not).<\/p>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-3c0c5c4391d3ca08df0836dcd4aa6cf3 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-3c0c5c4391d3ca08df0836dcd4aa6cf3\"><\/div>\n<p>Here, Soros\u00a0<em>did\u00a0<\/em>fund Bragg through the far-left Color of Change PAC and, despite Kessler\u2019s claims, they\u2019re not \u201ctenuous.\u201d\u00a0The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/23\/us\/politics\/alvin-bragg-george-soros-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>\u00a0that \u201cSoros contributed $1 million to the group, which intended to help Mr. Bragg with the money.\u201d The PAC ended up officially donating half of it to Bragg. This isn\u2019t tenuous \u2014 it\u2019s direct and clear.<\/p>\n<p>Kessler\u2019s original tweet was tagged with a community note explaining the truth: Soros funded the PAC that pledged support to Bragg. The fact-checker wasn\u2019t happy, retweeting the community note to call out his \u201ctrolls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter trolls who posted a \u2018community note\u2019 to this tweet apparently have not read the actual fact-check. Click the link and you will find that Color of Change did not spend $1 million in independent expenditures on Bragg, as people often claim,\u201d Kessler <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlennKesslerWP\/status\/1642235733191671808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweeted<\/a>, failing to note that Soros did back Bragg.<\/p>\n<p>It was a childish response to valid criticism. Most people who say \u201cSoros-backed Bragg\u201d don\u2019t mention a specific amount, either. Kessler\u2019s fact-check wasn\u2019t merely misleading, it missed the point, all in an effort to defend Soros and Bragg.<\/p>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-adc167f95cd9d14bd89a686962c6b883 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-adc167f95cd9d14bd89a686962c6b883\"><\/div>\n<h2>Others Attack Those Mentioning Soros Connection<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s not just WaPo coming to Soros\u2019 defense, given that newsrooms across the country buy into the billionaire\u2019s destructive worldview. Yahoo! News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/trump-desantis-and-other-republicans-push-antisemitic-soros-smear-after-bragg-indictment-191729026.html?guccounter=1&#038;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&#038;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHXXyIBPEF3rIEoD0_3oGpyQYAMcDvVKRYb-OvKZkv2Cws73vMVgz603qNW3fdTko9rdNwBtZROh_S-CeX0EyyiYoFBBhERlU_q1scgElnZYcRhIqQmcxzTp3X1CZnlG_MkIwz5BbPtfX-r7RKNpGnfKjcypJ8XqP8hi1dJGPQtX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a>\u00a0the mere mention of Soros funding antisemitic, a claim\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/03\/31\/politics\/trump-soros-bragg-color-of-change\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">elevated<\/a>\u00a0by CNN and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tylerroush\/2023\/03\/31\/george-soros-denies-gop-conspiracy-suggesting-he-backed-da-bragg\/?sh=5450273d2641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">derided<\/a>\u00a0as a \u201cconspiracy\u201d in Forbes. These same outlets ran\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/01\/27\/politics\/koch-republican-election-candidates-donate\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">myriad<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/news\/the-kochs-make-their-political-money-count-022742677.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pieces<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/danielfisher\/2012\/12\/05\/inside-the-koch-empire-how-the-brothers-plan-to-reshape-america\/?sh=4e10a444650b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">critical<\/a>\u00a0of the Koch brothers funding various candidates or campaigns, but that\u2019s treated differently since they funded conservatives and aren\u2019t Jewish. Would the left permit criticism of Soros if he weren\u2019t Jewish, or would they cling to some other identity they can exploit for political gain? As a Jew myself, I find this all so odious and the hypocrisy is almost too much to handle.<\/p>\n<p>Joy Reid\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1641589592632557570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attacked<\/a>\u00a0Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for noting Soros\u2019 connection to Bragg. She accused him of \u201cthrowing out \u2026 dog whistles \u2026 this meme, this idea among the right that African-Americans, that black folks in positions of power are controlled by some Jewish overseer who is pulling the strings.\u201d Suddenly, Reid pretends to care about antisemitism. Perhaps she forgot one of her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2018\/06\/joy-reid-john-mccain-mass-shooter-9-11-truthe-blog-posts-msnbc-supportsr-1202401963\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog posts<\/a>\u00a0where she said Israel was pulling the strings of the federal government to get the U.S. to invade Iraq in the aftermath of the 9\/11 terrorist attacks or when she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jewishjournal.com\/news\/united-states\/234990\/zoa-msnbc-fire-joy-reid-perpetuating-sinister-anti-semitic-canards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sympathized<\/a>\u00a0with Hamas, a terrorist organization seeking Israel\u2019s destruction? Or is she still pretending a mythical hacker posted those comments?<\/p>\n<p>NBC\u2019s leftist reporter Ben Collins, meanwhile, arguably offered the most laughable response to Soros backing Bragg. Quoting a CNBC story, Collins says Soros can\u2019t back Bragg because the two never met.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ron DeSantis have all claimed Alvin Bragg is \u2018Soros-backed\u2019 or aligned since the news of the indictment dropped,\u201d Collins\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oneunderscore__\/status\/1641595879265107968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cIn reality, Soros has \u2018has never met or spoken to Alvin Bragg,\u2019 according to a CNBC story from last week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to imagine a more bad-faith argument than this. You don\u2019t have to meet candidates you financially back. There are hundreds of millions of donations to candidates from Americans whose only contact with the candidate is via an online donation form.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, basic reporting and commentary about Soros\u2019 long-established mission of donating to causes and candidates who will pursue far-left reforms is considered \u201cantisemitic.\u201d If only the media showed this much passion after antisemitic Squad members pushed for the end of Israel. How utterly shameful.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Rubin, a former mediocre conservative columnist who turned into a liberal for an MSNBC paycheck, tweeted a quote from Kessler\u2019s article: \u201cthe repeated mention of Soros plays into antisemitic conspiracy theories that Soros, a Hungarian American Holocaust survivor, is a wealthy puppet-master who works behind the scenes.\u201d She <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JRubinBlogger\/status\/1642070876475518977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">demanded<\/a> that every article mentioning Soros should explain it as Kessler has.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rubin hopes we suffer memory loss so we don\u2019t see her as the hypocritical sell-out we all know her to be. She criticized Soros before she pretended it was antisemitic.<\/p>\n<p>Writing for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commentary.org\/jennifer-rubin\/soros-unmasked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Commentary<\/a> back in 2010, Rubin offered a deep dive into \u201cunmasking\u201d Soros as a \u201csugar daddy\u201d for the far-left, anti-Israel groups J Street, Human Rights Watch, and MoveOn.org. There was no mention of Soros being a Holocaust survivor \u2014 or even a Jew. She labeled him \u201ca billionaire whose animosity toward Israel is well documented and who figuratively and literally bets against the West.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pattern is clear here: where there is a well-funded group seeking to undermine the U.S.-Israel relationship, delegitimize Israel, or push for America\u2019s retreat from the world, it\u2019s a good bet Soros is behind it,\u201d Rubin noted at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Soros is rightly demonized by conservatives and anyone else with a disinterest in destroying American institutions. And his connection to Bragg only highlights the D.A.\u2019s destructive nature. It\u2019s why Rubin <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JRubinBlogger\/status\/1642070876475518977?cxt=HHwWgsCzheOw58ktAAAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweeted<\/a> a link to Kessler\u2019s discredited fact-check.<\/p>\n<p>Rubin once asked: \u201cWill those who receive Soros\u2019s money \u2014 think tanks, organizations, politicians \u2014 become concerned that they will be viewed as weapons in Soros\u2019s personal arsenal?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The answer, in 2023, is obviously no. With media outlets openly embracing partisan coverage, they are now firmly in Soros\u2019 corner. But pointing that out must make me a self-loathing Jew.<\/p>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-55ca2b890833b0013c78cdc0f4ad21cf fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-55ca2b890833b0013c78cdc0f4ad21cf\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">   Jason Rantz is a Seattle-based talk show host on KTTH Radio and a frequent guest on FOX News. Follow him on Twitter @JasonRantz and subscribe to his podcast.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/alvin-bragg\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Alvin Bragg<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">antisemitism<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/ben-collins\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Ben Collins<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/color-of-change-pac\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Color of Change PAC<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/district-attorney\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">District Attorney<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/fact-checker\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Fact-checker<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/fact-checking-2\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">fact-checking<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/george-soros\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">George Soros<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/glenn-kessler\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Glenn Kessler<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/indictment\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Indictment<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/jennifer-rubin\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Jennifer Rubin<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/joy-reid\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Joy Reid<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/manhattan\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Manhattan<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/new-york-times\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/sheldon-adelson\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Sheldon Adelson<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/washington-post\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fact-checker got fact-checked, and it didn\u2019t end well for him. The Washington Post\u2019s Glenn Kessler frequently manages to make himself the story, often due to his not-so-subtle left-wing partisan bent. It was on full display over his handling of accurate portrayals of billionaire George Soros backing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. And it was<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":653,"featured_media":1909980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[7053,7375,8125,8742,11526,9520,7115],"class_list":["post-1909979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-antisemitism","tag-criticism","tag-fact-checker","tag-humiliated","tag-smearing","tag-soros-backed","tag-wapo"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1909979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1909980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1909979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1909979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1909979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}