Facebook's board backs COO Sheryl Sandberg over her calls to investigate George Soros (FB)

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• Facebook's board has come out in support of COO Sheryl Sandberg.
• Sandberg has been under heavy criticism over her involvement in efforts to investigate George Soros and critics of Facebook.
• "When a well-known and outspoken investor attacks your company publicly, it is fair and appropriate to do this level of diligence," the board said.

Facebook's board has chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg's back.

In a letter, the Silicon Valley tech giant's board supported Sandberg's controversial request to investigate George Soros and whether the billionaire investor philanthropist had shorted the company's stock after calling the social network a "menace to society."

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