George Soros

George Soros is a Hungarian-American billionaire investor and philanthropist, known for currency speculation—most famously "breaking the Bank of England" in 1992 by betting against the British pound.

Through the Open Society Foundations, he funds liberal and democratic causes worldwide.

Soros appears frequently in conspiracy theories, particularly from the political right, where he serves as a shadowy puppet-master figure blamed for protests, immigration, and various progressive movements: They claim Soros is funding the caravan.

finance

short-selling

Betting against a stock

leverage · trading · portfolio · equities · commodities · speculation · investor · billionaire · forex

politics

liberal

Open to reform

left-wing · activism · reform · advocacy · pluralism · anti-authoritarian

controversy

polarizing

Causing sharp division

globalist · misinformation · demonization

biography

Hungarian

Central European language

philosopher · author · nonagenarian

philanthropy

grantmaking

Distributing charitable funds

humanitarian · advocacy · foundation · benefactor · generosity

Categories
Opposites
political ideology and philanthropic direction

George SorosRupert Murdoch

Vladimir Putin · Steve Bannon · Donald Trump · nationalists · nativist

financial market positioning

George SorosBank of England

UK monetary authority

central banker · central banks

Family

George, Georgian, Georgina

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG