In a revelation that has sent conspiracy theorists into a frenzy of I-told-you-so glee, leaked reports have allegedly confirmed that billionaire philanthropist and right-wing boogeyman George Soros paid $1 million to each ABC debate moderator. Yes, you read that right. According to these new claims, David Muir and Linsey Davis, the two moderators who fact-checked their way through a fiery debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, may have been handsomely compensated—not just by ABC, but by the mysterious forces of globalism.

Move over, Illuminati, there’s a new club in town, and apparently, they’re paying moderators in seven figures to—brace yourself—tell the truth.

The leaked documents, which emerged under shady circumstances (is there any other way?), suggest that Soros personally funneled $1 million each to Muir and Davis through a web of charitable foundations, shadowy organizations, and possibly even a bake sale. Within minutes of the leak hitting the dark corners of the internet, hashtags like #SorosBoughtABC and #ModeratorsForHire began trending on X (formerly Twitter), with conspiracy theorists clutching their keyboards like Olympic torchbearers.

“WE KNEW IT!” one user screamed into the void that is social media. “Soros is literally paying people to fact-check Trump!!!” Another user, clearly ahead of the curve, tweeted, “Soros owns the truth now, huh? And here I thought it was free.”

Of course, no conspiracy is complete without a picture of Soros looking particularly nefarious—cue the shadowy headshots and vague “deep state” memes.

For Muir and Davis, the accusation couldn’t have come at a stranger time. They had just spent the evening trying to wrangle two political figures more interested in talking past each other than actually engaging in any meaningful discourse. Little did they know, their fact-checking prowess would make them the latest victims of the Soros industrial complex—or at least that’s what the internet thinks.

According to the leaked report, the $1 million was specifically to ensure that Trump’s claims about Democrats supporting “baby executions” and immigrants eating pets in Ohio were promptly debunked. Because apparently, fact-checking a candidate with a long history of hyperbole is not something a professional journalist would do of their own accord. No, it takes a Soros-funded bank transfer to make that happen.

One particularly outraged commentator on a popular conspiracy blog wrote, “If it wasn’t for Soros, they would have let Trump speak his truth! Now they’re censoring him with facts, which we all know are just opinions with good PR.”

For those unfamiliar with the folklore of modern-day conspiracy theories, George Soros is the omnipresent figure who, according to the internet, funds every liberal cause under the sun. From climate change activism to fact-checking presidential debates, Soros is apparently the invisible hand pulling all the strings. You know that pothole on your street? Probably Soros. Your favorite coffee shop ran out of oat milk? Soros again.

But this time, he’s taken his supposed influence to new heights. The leaked report claims that Soros wasn’t just paying Muir and Davis to correct Trump—he was paying them to “undermine democracy by promoting factual integrity.” Because in 2024, telling the truth has apparently become a radical act of globalist treachery.