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  • Fact Check: Klaus Schwab Did NOT Call Elon Musk A 'Dangerous Extremist Fuse In The Internet' -- Video Was Unrelated To Musk

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    Did Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, say in a video that Elon Musk is acting as a "dangerous extremist fuse in the internet"? No, that's not true: The clip does not mention Musk and it was taken out of the context of a longer video. The footage was filmed as a message about a…

    • Oct 5, 2023
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Klaus Schwab Did NOT Call Elon Musk A 'Dangerous Extremist Fuse In The Internet' -- Video Was Unrelated To Musk Not Mentioned
  • Fact Check: Peter McCullough Cites Discredited Papers, Recirculates COVID-19 Falsehoods In September 13, 2023, Speech

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    Did Dr. Peter McCullough, an American cardiologist who has repeatedly made anti-COVID-19 vaccine statements, successfully discredit the World Health Organization (WHO) and the global health community's approach to COVID-19 treatment during a speech in Strasbourg, France, on September 13, 2023? No, that's not true: McCullough bases his claims on rejected scientific papers with methodological flaws and long-debunked assertions. The physician…

    • Oct 3, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Peter McCullough Cites Discredited Papers, Recirculates COVID-19 Falsehoods In September 13, 2023, Speech Echoed Myths
  • Fact Check: Phoenix Did NOT 'Impose WEF's Ban On Meat, Dairy, Private Cars,' As of September 28, 2023

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    Did Phoenix become the "first U.S. city" to prohibit "meat, dairy, private cars" in September 2023 at the directive of the World Economic Forum? No, that's not true: Had it been a real ban, it would have been officially announced on the government website of Phoenix, which has no traces of it. The claim stems from a misleading interpretation of…

    • Sep 28, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Phoenix Did NOT 'Impose WEF's Ban On Meat, Dairy, Private Cars,' As of September 28, 2023 Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: WEF Does NOT Call For 'COVID Concentration Camps' To Jail Those Who Question Official Narrative

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    Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) call on governments to establish "COVID concentration camps" globally for individuals who do not comply with the "official narrative" related to COVID-19? No, that's not true: A WEF representative called it, "fake news." There is no credible information supporting these claims. The claim appeared in an article (archived here) published by The People's Voice…

    • Sep 19, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: WEF Does NOT Call For 'COVID Concentration Camps' To Jail Those Who Question Official Narrative Not Reported
  • Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Sign 'Order Cancelling US Election' To Make Americans 'Ruled By Global Elite For Their Own Good'

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    Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) issue an "order" banning elections in the United States and will Americans from now on be ruled by a global elite? No, none of it is true: A non-governmental organization such as the WEF doesn't have the capacity or power to override the existing American laws. The article's headline notwithstanding, the source cited to…

    • Sep 11, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Sign 'Order Cancelling US Election' To Make Americans 'Ruled By Global Elite For Their Own Good' No Such Order
  • Fact Check: 14 U.S. Cities Did NOT 'Sign WEF Treaty To Ban Meat, Dairy, Private Cars by 2030'

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    Did 14 American cities join a "World Economic Forum treaty" imposing a total ban on meat, dairy and private cars by 2030? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, there is no such WEF treaty. The source of the claim cited an unrelated report that explored several emission reduction models and was not meant to become a law…

    • Aug 22, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 14 U.S. Cities Did NOT 'Sign WEF Treaty To Ban Meat, Dairy, Private Cars by 2030' Study≠Ban
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Klaus Schwab Is 'A Relative Of The Rothschilds'

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    Does Klaus Schwab, a former professor of business policy in Switzerland widely known as the founder of the World Economic Forum, have family ties with the Rothschild dynasty via a person named Marianne Schwab, née Rothschild? Is she his mother? No, that's not true: A viral video making such an assertion did not include any public records to confirm it.…

    • Aug 16, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Klaus Schwab Is 'A Relative Of The Rothschilds' Not Related
  • Fact Check: World Economic Forum Chairman Klaus Schwab Did NOT 'Openly Call For AI Technology To Replace Democratic Elections' in 2023

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    Did World Economic Forum co-founder Klaus Schwab advocate in public for stripping people of their right to vote and replacing elections with prediction algorithms powered by artificial intelligence? No, that's not true: In a 2017 talk, Schwab only wondered whether the use of such products could go as far as substituting for elections. By no means can his words be…

    • Aug 10, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: World Economic Forum Chairman Klaus Schwab Did NOT 'Openly Call For AI Technology To Replace Democratic Elections' in 2023 Distorted
  • Fact Check: WEF Founder Klaus Schwab Does NOT Have 'Logo' That Looks Like CIA Seal

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    Does Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairperson of the World Economic Forum, have a personal logo that bears similarities to the seal for the Central Intelligence Agency? No, that's not true: An image of Schwab standing at a podium that featured a coat of arms does not prove that he has a "logo." He was speaking at a university…

    • Aug 3, 2023
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: WEF Founder Klaus Schwab Does NOT Have 'Logo' That Looks Like CIA Seal Not His Logo
  • Fact Check: WEF Founder Klaus Schwab's Daughter Nicole Did NOT Say 'Permanent Climate Lockdowns Coming -- Whether You Like It or Not'

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    Did Nicole Schwab -- daughter of World Economic Forum (WEF) founder Klaus Schwab -- say, "permanent climate lockdowns [are] coming -- whether you like it or not"? No, that's not true: There is no record of Nicole Schwab having said that. An article that falsely reported the quote in July 2023 self-debunks by including a link to an authentic video…

    • Aug 2, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: WEF Founder Klaus Schwab's Daughter Nicole Did NOT Say 'Permanent Climate Lockdowns Coming -- Whether You Like It or Not' Never Said
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