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Says George Soros is "funding the chaos" in Minneapolis via his Open Society Foundations.

Publisher’s rating: False

Related reporting makes an allegation resembling the claim, but the supplied excerpts do not establish that Soros or the Open Society Foundations funded the Minneapolis protests. A January 27 post about Minneapolis says the actions involved “large amounts of intentionally murky funding from organizations like Indivisible, George Soros’ Open Society Foundations and others.” It does not identify a grant, recipient, amount, date of transfer, or evidence tracing money from OSF to a protest or protest organizer. Other supplied reporting makes broader claims about protests and nonprofit funding, but does not fill that gap. A January 10 article characterizes Minneapolis protests as part of networks “fueling the Democratic Party’s pressure campaigns” and refers generally to foundations that “have funded riots and protests.” Those statements do not identify a Minneapolis-specific OSF payment. The excerpts therefore show that the allegation circulated in related commentary, not that the claimed funding relationship was demonstrated.