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  • Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Call For 'Globalized New Bible' To Be 'Rewritten' By AI

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    Did a "top official with the World Economic Forum (WEF)" call for "religious scripture to be 'rewritten' by artificial intelligence (AI) to create a globalized 'new Bible'"? No, that's not true: Author and WEF contributor Yuval Noah Harari, who is not considered a "top official" with the international economic organization, did not call for a "new Bible" to be written…

    • Jun 20, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Call For 'Globalized New Bible' To Be 'Rewritten' By AI No Such Quote
  • Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Ban 'Natural Conception' Or Say 'All Babies Must Be Lab-Grown by 2030'

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    Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) ban "natural conception," saying "all babies must be lab-grown by 2030"? No, that's not true: The WEF is an international organization that focuses on public-private cooperation and global economic issues. It does not have the authority to enforce bans on natural conception or dictate the methods of baby production. The claim appeared in a…

    • Jun 15, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Ban 'Natural Conception' Or Say 'All Babies Must Be Lab-Grown by 2030' Not Government
  • Fact Check: Health Care Access And Funding In Canada NOT Contingent On Digital ID

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    Is Canada implementing a digital ID in order for their provinces to access health care and funding for citizens? No, that's not true: On February 7, 2023, the provincial premiers accepted a proposal to further fund and improve the way health care data is stored, collected, and shared. The press release on the increase of funds did not mention digital…

    • Jun 12, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Health Care Access And Funding In Canada NOT Contingent On Digital ID No Digital ID
  • Fact Check: 'Plandemic 3: The Great Awakening' Video Is Laundry List Of False, Misleading Claims From Last Six Decades

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    Does the video "Plandemic 3: The Great Awakening" assemble the "forbidden puzzle pieces to reveal the big picture of what's really happening in America and beyond"? No, that's not true: The video repeats an unsubstantiated claim of a plan by global elites to replace national sovereignty with a one-world government and rehashes previously debunked false and misleading claims made by…

    • Jun 7, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: 'Plandemic 3: The Great Awakening' Video Is Laundry List Of False, Misleading Claims From Last Six Decades Hodgepodge
  • Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Order Governments To Start 'Rationing Water Into Homes'

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    Did the World Economic Forum "order" governments "to begin rationing water into homes," proclaiming that access to it is not a human right anymore? No, that's not true: As a non-governmental body, The World Economic Forum (WEF) doesn't have the authority to force independent countries to do anything. The materials cited as proof of the claim, from the March 2023…

    • May 4, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Order Governments To Start 'Rationing Water Into Homes' Did Not Happen
  • Fact Check: The World Economic Forum Did NOT Say 'It's Time to Legalize Sex And Marriage With Animals To Promote Inclusion'

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    Did the World Economic Forum suggest that governments decriminalize bestiality? No, that's not true: The claim came from a story that used a fake screenshot of a non-existent article. No credible source published reports confirming that the statement was made. The claim originated from an article (archived here) published by News Punch on March 1, 2023, under the title: WEF…

    • Mar 27, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: The World Economic Forum Did NOT Say 'It's Time to Legalize Sex And Marriage With Animals To Promote Inclusion' Made-Up
  • Fact Check: The '15-Minute City' Is NOT About Restricting Movement

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    Will the "15-minute city" require residents to carry permits for more than 15 minutes of travel, track "in real time" their carbon footprints and block violators of city rules from accessing "daily activities"? No, that's not true: The 15-minute city, an urban model in which everyone living in a city would be within a 15-minute walk or bike ride of…

    • Feb 23, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: The '15-Minute City' Is NOT About Restricting Movement About Access
  • Fact Check: Moderna CEO Did NOT Admit Company Produced 100,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses In 2019

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    Did Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel admit that the company produced 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2019 before the pandemic began? No, that's not true: A video snippet shared to social media does not make it clear Bancel is saying his company had manufactured 100,000 vaccines for all diseases in 2019, not those targeting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 --…

    • Feb 7, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Moderna CEO Did NOT Admit Company Produced 100,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses In 2019 ALL 2019 Doses
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Klaus Schwab Has 'Banned Vaccinated Pilots From Transporting World Economic Forum Members In And Out Of Davos'

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    Did Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), ban "vaccinated pilots from transporting World Economic Forum members in and out of Davos due to the safety risk they pose"? No, there's no evidence that's true: The supposed source for the claim denies that he said the WEF had reached out looking for unvaccinated pilots. He…

    • Jan 16, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Klaus Schwab Has 'Banned Vaccinated Pilots From Transporting World Economic Forum Members In And Out Of Davos' Clickbait
  • Fact Check: Klaus Schwab NOT Hospitalized After Vaccine Reaction, Did NOT 'Pull Out', Will Speak At Davos Event

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    Was Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), hospitalized after a bad reaction to a vaccine and does that mean he will not be speaking at the World Economic Forum event in Davos, Switzerland, in mid-January 2023? No, that's not true: The site putting out the story has a disclaimer that says it publishes…

    • Jan 16, 2023
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Klaus Schwab NOT Hospitalized After Vaccine Reaction, Did NOT 'Pull Out', Will Speak At Davos Event 'Satire'
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