Facebook policy chief admits hiring PR firm to attack George Soros

Communication head takes blame for hiring Definers Public Affairs as Sheryl Sandberg says antisemitism claim 'abhorrent'

Facebook admitted on Wednesday that a top executive hired a public relations firm to attack George Soros and undermine critics by publicizing their association with the billionaire Jewish philanthropist.

Elliot Schrage, Facebook's outgoing head of communications and policy, took responsibility for hiring Definers Public Affairs in a memo first reported by TechCrunch and subsequently published as a blog post on the eve of the US Thanksgiving holiday.