On YouTube, Steven Crowder spreads debunked anti-Semitic conspiracy theory about George Soros

Written by Jason Campbell

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On the April 6 edition of Louder with Crowder, host Steven Crowder spread a false anti-Semitic conspiracy theory alleging that George Soros collaborated with the Nazis. This was Crowder’s first episode on YouTube after being temporarily suspended from the platform.

The lie that Soros collaborated with the Nazis is widespread in right-wing media.

Crowder claimed that Soros, who is a Holocaust survivor himself, evaded capture from the Nazis by selling out fellow Jewish people. This is a lie that has been thoroughly debunked. Soros never assisted with the confiscation of property nor did he round up Jewish people.

Crowder said Soros “allegedly would tell the Nazis, you know, where the Jews were.”

From the April 6, 2021, edition of Louder with Crowder, streamed on YouTube

STEVEN CROWDER (HOST): One million dollars from George Soros. Who, you know, who was, you know --

GERALD MORGAN JR. (CO-HOST): He doesn't exist, no. 

CROWDER: Well, no, he was the person who, you know, to get out — allegedly, allegedly — would tell the Nazis, you know, where the Jews were. 

Co-host Dave Landau called Soros “a little narc.”

From the April 6, 2021, edition of Louder with Crowder, streamed on YouTube

DAVE LANDAU (CO-HOST): What a little narc. How would you not feel anything when you're a kid? 

GARRETT MORRISON (CO-HOST): No problems. I feel great. 

LANDAU: No, it's fine to —

STEVEN CROWDER (HOST): Like, and by the way, just when they're asking, like, hey, your intel probably resulted in the death of countless innocent Jews, didn't you feel bad about it? If you don't, lie. 

LANDAU: If we were playing hide-and-seek and I was ratting out my friend, I would feel terrible about it. 

Crowder also asked, “Why is Media Matters so obsessed with Ben Shapiro? Because George Soros won’t stop reporting him.”

From the April 6, 2021, edition of Louder with Crowder, streamed on YouTube

STEVEN CROWDER (HOST): Why is Media Matters so obsessed with Ben Shapiro? 

GERALD MORGAN JR. (CO-HOST): Why?

CROWDER: Because George Soros won't stop reporting him. 

After the episode transitioned from playing on YouTube to appearing behind a paywall, Crowder said Soros refers to the “rounding up of Jews” as “the wonder years.”

From the April 6, 2021, edition of BlazeTV's Louder with Crowder

GERALD MORGAN JR. (CO-HOST): Going to people with lists of what they can and can't say and banning certain things because you don't agree with — like, this sounds like a whole bunch of people who don't understand world history. That have no idea —

STEVEN CROWDER (HOST): Or actively took part in world history, assisting with the rounding up of Jews. Or as George Soros likes to call them, the wonder years. 

Crowder has a history of pushing bigotry, racist slurs, and misinformation on his show. YouTube has policies against harassment and cyberbullying as well as hate speech.