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  • Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Tweet That 'Christmas Must Be Abolished'

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    Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) tweet that "Christmas must be abolished" to fight climate change? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that this is a real tweet and it does not appear on the official WEF Twitter account. The claim appeared in an article published by News Punch on December 24, 2022, titled "WEF Wants To Cancel…

    • Dec 30, 2022
    • by: Courtney Kealy
    Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Tweet That 'Christmas Must Be Abolished' No Such Tweet
  • 2022 At Lead Stories: Debunking Claims About War, Vaccines and Elections; Debunking In Three New Languages & Defeating Lawsuits

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    The year is almost over, so it is good to look back. First, the numbers, as of December 15, 2022. This year we have published 1,555 fact checks in English (so far ...) 283 fact checks about COVID misinformation; 244 debunks of Russian propaganda and false claims about the invasion of Ukraine; 140 debunks of false claims about election fraud,…

    • Dec 15, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    2022 At Lead Stories: Debunking Claims About War, Vaccines and Elections; Debunking In Three New Languages & Defeating Lawsuits 2022
  • Fact Check: WEF Is NOT Calling For Slaughter Of Millions Of Pet Cats, Dogs To Fight Climate Change

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    Is the World Economic Forum (WEF) calling for a new initiative to "slaughter" millions of cats and dogs in order to decrease the effects of climate change? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that this is a real WEF initiative. NewsPunch, where the claim originated, fabricated the claim using some material from a CNN article that does not…

    • Dec 13, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: WEF Is NOT Calling For Slaughter Of Millions Of Pet Cats, Dogs To Fight Climate Change No Pet Purge
  • Fact Check: Black Eyes Of Famous People NOT Caused By COVID Vaccine -- Photos Were Taken Before Vaccine Was Available

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    Does a picture grid showing more than a dozen famous people, all of them with what seem to be black eyes, prove they got them from the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: All the images shown in the social media post were taken before December 2020, when the shots first became available. The claim appeared on Instagram on November…

    • Dec 2, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Black Eyes Of Famous People NOT Caused By COVID Vaccine -- Photos Were Taken Before Vaccine Was Available Old Pictures
  • Fact Check: These Photos Do NOT Show A 'Ukrainian Soldier' With A Swastika Tattoo Captured In November 2022

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    Do photos circulating on social media show a recently captured Ukrainian POW with a swastika tattoo on his back? No, that's not true: These are seven-year-old images, taken during fighting in 2015 with armed, Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. A 2015 video interview with an individual who closely resembles the man in these photos established that he is…

    • Dec 2, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: These Photos Do NOT Show A 'Ukrainian Soldier' With A Swastika Tattoo Captured In November 2022 Russian
  • Fact Check: Bill Gates NOT At G-20 Meeting, Has NOT Said 'Death Panels' Will Soon Be Required

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    Did billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates tell the world leaders gathered at the November 2022 Group of 20 (G-20) summit that "death panels" will soon be required? No, that's not true: Gates did not attend the conference in Indonesia, and his remarks about health care that included the words "death panels" were made in 2010. The claim appeared in a story…

    • Nov 17, 2022
    • by: Jennifer Dobner
    Fact Check: Bill Gates NOT At G-20 Meeting, Has NOT Said 'Death Panels' Will Soon Be Required Fact Check: Bill Gates NOT At G-20 Meeting, Has NOT Said 'Death Panels' Will Soon Be Required Not At G-20
  • Fact Check: 'Evil WEF Leader' Was NOT Caught Planning 'Mass Extinction Event'

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    Was World Economic Forum Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab caught planning a "mass extinction event"? No, that's not true: The article and video that said so did not discuss the actions or words of Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF), or anyone from the WEF's board of trustees. The allegedly "leaked" video in the claim presented as proof of…

    • Oct 26, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'Evil WEF Leader' Was NOT Caught Planning 'Mass Extinction Event' No Secret Plot
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove World Economic Forum Plotting To Force Public To Wear 'Brain Implants' So The Elite Can Read Their Minds

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    Will the World Economic Forum (WEF) soon force people to wear "brain implants" so that the global elite can read their minds? No, that's not true: This claim turns a speculative conversation about possible future technologies into a plot for global dominion. Despite public availability of the video, NewsPunch did not provide any other publicly available evidence of a WEF…

    • Oct 11, 2022
    • by: Courtney Kealy
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove World Economic Forum Plotting To Force Public To Wear 'Brain Implants' So The Elite Can Read Their Minds Guess Not Plot
  • Fact Check: Justin Trudeau Is NOT Fidel Castro's Son

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    Is Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the son of the late former Cuban President Fidel Castro? No, that's not true: That's an oft-repeated conspiracy theory that is not supported by any official evidence. A recent claim appeared in an article (archived here) published by NewsPunch on August 10, 2022, with a headline that read "Bombshell Evidence PROVES Justin Trudeau Is…

    • Oct 5, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Justin Trudeau Is NOT Fidel Castro's Son Unproven Rumor
  • Fact Check: Bill Gates Was NOT Caught Admitting 'Climate Change Is WEF Scam'

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    Was Bill Gates caught admitting the climate change agenda is a giant scam for the New World Order? No, that's not true: A video clip of Gates used in a claim does not show him saying the word "scam" when speaking about climate change. He never said the word, and his comments regarding solutions for climate change are taken wildly…

    • Oct 3, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Bill Gates Was NOT Caught Admitting 'Climate Change Is WEF Scam' Never Said
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