George Soros, the controversial left-wing billionaire investor, on Monday responded viral social media post claimed that he died.
A spokesperson for Soros told Reuters and the Daily Mail tabloid Monday that the 92-year-old was still alive after a bevy of social media posts alleged Soros died, triggering confusion.
On Twitter, Soros’ account issued a statement disputing allegations that he had a heart attack. “Rumors that I had a heart attack are completely false. I am alive and healthy,” he remarked.
One Twitter post claimed that he “died of a violent heart attack and claimed to cite “Politics For All Ireland,” which appears to be a Twitter account. And a hoax news article that appears to be operated from Turkey claimed that “the news in the western media” said that Soros “passed away,” replete with grammatical mistakes and misspellings….