Zuckerberg: I didn't know of Facebook ties to firm that attacked George Soros

CEO says he learned about relationship with PR company after it was reported in New York Times

Mark Zuckerberg defended his leadership of Facebook on Thursday, claiming ignorance of the company's relationship with a political consultancy that used an antisemitic narrative to undermine critics.

"Look, I learned about this reading in the New York Times yesterday," a defensive Zuckerberg said on a conference call with reporters that was ostensibly about Facebook's content moderation practices. "As soon as I learned about this, I talked to our team and we're no longer working with this firm."