Claims that George Soros praised Ron DeSantis are missing context

Posts claiming that George Soros publicly praised Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as a candidate for the U.S. presidency are missing the context of his full remarks, which make clear the billionaire financier envisioned a competition between Republicans Trump and DeSantis as something that would benefit the Democratic party.

Social media users are sharing a post that misleadingly suggests Soros supports DeSantis as a presidential candidate: “Trump gets praise from Tucker Carlson. DeSantis gets praise from George Soros. Weird. Why is that?”

Responses to the posts include comments such as: “Is Soros funding DeSANTIS??? Wow what a disappointment!”

However, the claim has been circulating since February, following a Feb. 16 speech by Soros during the 2023 Munich Security Conference that has been taken out of context.