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  • Fact Check: 'Spetznas' Snipers Did NOT Kill WEF Member Kiva Allgood In Ukraine

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    Did "Spetznas" snipers fatally shoot the World Economic Forum's head of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, Kiva Allgood, on April 26, 2024? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that this happened. In addition, the website where this claim appeared has a record of publishing fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by…

    • May 2, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: 'Spetznas' Snipers Did NOT Kill WEF Member Kiva Allgood In Ukraine No Record
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence A Guantanamo Hospital Orderly Was Arrested For Trying To Murder Klaus Schwab

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    Was a Guantanamo Hospital orderly arrested for trying to murder World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab on April 22, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appeared on a website that publishes fabricated content. No credible evidence exists to substantiate this claim. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on April 25, 2024. Titled "Red Hats…

    • Apr 26, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: NO Evidence A Guantanamo Hospital Orderly Was Arrested For Trying To Murder Klaus Schwab No Record
  • Fact Check: Delta Force Did NOT Arrest Klaus Schwab In April 2024

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    Did a Delta Force strike team arrest 86-year-old World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab on April 12, 2024? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that this happened. In addition, the website where this claim appeared has a rrecord of publishing fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on April 15, 2024,…

    • Apr 17, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Delta Force Did NOT Arrest Klaus Schwab In April 2024 No Record
  • Fact Check: WEF Founder Klaus Schwab Has NOT Been Hospitalized; Rep Says On April 15, 2024, Schwab's 'Health Is Excellent'

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    Was World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab hospitalized as of mid-April 2024? No, that's not true: An organization representative told Lead Stories on April 15, 2024, that the organization has been "targeted by conspiracy narratives," adding, "Professor Schwab's health is excellent." Additionally, no evidence or reporting supports the claim. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on X…

    • Apr 15, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: WEF Founder Klaus Schwab Has NOT Been Hospitalized; Rep Says On April 15, 2024, Schwab's 'Health Is Excellent' In Good Health
  • Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Declare 'Pedophilia' Is Sexual Orientation, Must Be Added To LGBTQ+

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    Did the World Economic Forum declare that "pedophilia 'sexual orientation' must be added to LGBTQ+," as an article published by The People's Voice reported? No, that's not true: A representative of the international non-governmental organization told Lead Stories that "such claims are completely unfounded and do not reflect the values, goals, or activities of the World Economic Forum." A spokesperson…

    • Apr 11, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Declare 'Pedophilia' Is Sexual Orientation, Must Be Added To LGBTQ+ WEF Says No
  • Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show WEF Founder Klaus Schwab Wearing Tights, Garter, Swimsuit -- It's Different Person

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    Do viral photos show World Economic Forum founder Klaus Swab walking in public in tights, garter and what appears to be a woman's swimsuit? No, that's not true: Images in a social media post appear to show a Florida resident. Klaus Schwab lives in Switzerland. The photos in a video (archived here) were published on Instagram on January 10, 2024.…

    • Feb 8, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show WEF Founder Klaus Schwab Wearing Tights, Garter, Swimsuit -- It's Different Person Man In Florida
  • Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Unveil 'Global Police Force' To Arrest Those Who Post Non-Mainstream Content Online

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    Did the World Health Organization unveil a "global police force," purportedly to arrest citizens who post independent media online? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any evidence of a representative from the Organization making such a claim. The latest draft of WHO's Pandemic Agreement does not mention a "global police force." The claim appeared in an article…

    • Feb 1, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Unveil 'Global Police Force' To Arrest Those Who Post Non-Mainstream Content Online Never Said
  • Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Admit Disease X Will Be Leaked In 2025

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    Did the World Economic Forum admit that Disease X will be "unleashed onto the public" by 2025, with "devastating" consequences for humanity? No, that's not true: Disease X is not a known disease. It's a hypothetical pathogen that health care experts are using as a placeholder to talk about and plan for unknown diseases. The claim appeared in an article…

    • Jan 26, 2024
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Admit Disease X Will Be Leaked In 2025 Hypothetical
  • Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Suggest Limit Of No More Than 2 or 3 Cups Of Coffee Per Year

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    Did the World Economic Forum declare that coffee drinkers will have to limit themselves to two or three cups of coffee per year in the future? No, that's not true: No recommendation to limit coffee consumption was made at the Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. At a session titled "Putting a Price On Nature," guest panelist Hubert Keller mentioned…

    • Jan 24, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Suggest Limit Of No More Than 2 or 3 Cups Of Coffee Per Year No Limit Set
  • Fact Check: This Is NOT Real Video Of Social Media Personality Damon Imani Interrupting Klaus Schwab At WEF 2024 Davos Meeting With F-Word -- It's Satire

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    Is a video that shows social media personality Damon Imani interrupting World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab at its 2024 Davos meeting with the f-word real? No, that's not true: Imani wrote on his social media account that the video was satire. The video is edited to show Imani cutting in on Schwab's speech and heckling him with comments where…

    • Jan 22, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: This Is NOT Real Video Of Social Media Personality Damon Imani Interrupting Klaus Schwab At WEF 2024 Davos Meeting With F-Word -- It's Satire Altered Video
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