World Economic Forum

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…

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…

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…

Did World Economic Forum founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab confess that there is a "political revolution" that is making headway against his "Great Reset" agenda? No, that's not true: Schwab never said that during his remarks made at a summit. A clip of his speech was completely taken out of context in an article by a website known for…

Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps sentence Arati Prabhakar to death at a Guantanamo Bay military tribunal on January 16, 2024, for committing treason? No, that's not true: Prabhakar, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, has made a public appearance following the purported date of conviction, and she did not appear to…

Is this a real video of Damon Imani, a self-described producer and artist based in Denmark, crashing the World Economic Forum 2024 meeting and yelling an expletive at the chairperson, Klaus Schwab? No, that's not true: Imani stated in public social media posts that this is satirical. The video has been clearly edited to replace the initial speaker introducing Schwab…

Does a meeting about "Disease X" at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, prove the existence of some sinister plan to start a pandemic intentionally? No, that's not true: The panel discussion to be led by the World Health Organization's director general can be viewed online. The planned agenda is a discussion of preparedness for the next pandemic, not…

Did Bill Gates say in early 2008 that he wanted to focus on "population control", implying he wants to reduce the population? No, that's not true: Gates made a comment in an interview where he said he expected health programs dealing with certain diseases would affect mortality rates, which in turn would reduce growth in population. There is no credible…

Did the World Health Organization order President Joe Biden to arrest Americans who share "non-mainstream content online"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence the organization ever said this. A spokesperson for the WHO denied this claim. The article making the claim links to a story about a plan to develop an approach to curbing misinformation, but it…

Did Pope Francis authorize the World Economic Forum to rewrite a fact checked version of the Holy Bible, and post about it on social media? No, that's not true: The social media post allegedly made by Pope Francis is fake, and there is no evidence of such an authorization reported on the Vatican website, the WEF website, or from credible…