Pope Francis has not appointed Alexander Soros, the son and heir of Hungarian-born American businessman George Soros, as a cardinal of the Catholic Church. This false allegation started to spread in late December 2023, mainly in Spanish on social media, but there are also examples of Hungarian posts. The news was originally published by a Spanish newspaper on 28 December, the feast of Aprios, which is traditionally a time for jokes in Spanish culture, like April 1 in our country.