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Logically→ The World Economic Forum plans to block the sun physically using ‘space bubbles’ to stop climate change.

2023-01-31 The WEF has not proposed space bubbles to combat climate change. The forum has only republished a research article that has been misinterpreted. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The World Economic Forum is demanding unvaccinated pilots to man its members’ flights to Davos.

2023-01-26 The claim relies on a deliberate misrepresentation of an unrelated quote from an interview first shared six months before. Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden’s economic victory lap

2023-01-23 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/fact-check-biden-economy President Joe Biden boasted Go to site post…»

Logically→ An image from the recent economic crisis in Pakistan shows people standing in line waiting for food.

2023-01-19 A 2010 image of Pakistan flood victims waiting for food and water in Sukkur has been falsely shared as the recent economic crisis in Pakistan. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Claims that World Economic Forum is hiring only unvaccinated pilots don’t fly

2023-01-18 The World Economic Forum hired “unvaccinated pilots” to fly people into Davos, Switzerland, for its annual meeting for safety reasons. Go to site post…»

Logically→ WEF chairman Klaus Schwab has pulled out of the 2023 World Economic Forum Conference in Davos due to health issues.

2023-01-18 Klaus Schwab was present at the opening of 2023 World Economic Forum. There are no reports of Schwab having health issues. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Klaus Schwab Has ‘Banned Vaccinated Pilots From Transporting World Economic Forum Members In And Out Of Davos’

2023-01-16 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' Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum NOT Planning Major Cyberattack — It’s Warning Against Cybercriminals

2023-01-14 Is the World Economic Forum (WEF) or its founder and executive chairman, Klaus Schwab, planning a major cyberattack that would effectively shut down "our society as a whole"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the WEF or Schwa Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Does the World Economic Forum Want to Legalize Pedophilia? 

2023-01-13 The World Economic Forum annual meeting 2022 in Davos, Switzerland.(Photo by Zheng Huansong/Xinhua via Getty Images) Claims are circulating online that the World Economic Forum has called for the decriminalization of pedophilia. These claims are false. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ The World Economic Forum has not called for paedophilia to be decriminalised

2023-01-11 Quotes attributed to the WEF and its co-founder Klaus Schwab circulating on Facebook have been denied by a WEF spokesperson. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The World Economic Forum wants to impose climate lockdowns through carbon allowance programs.

2023-01-10 The WEF is not imposing climate lockdowns. Rightwing influencer Jack Posobiec misrepresents an opinion piece on the WEF blog. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Economic Forum’s Klaus Schwab Did NOT Tweet, Say ‘Jesus Is the Original Fake News’ — It’s A Fake News Story

2023-01-06 Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) or its founder and executive chairman, Klaus Schwab, tweet or say that "Jesus is the original fake news"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the statement is from Schwab or the WEF. The claim Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ The World Economic Forum is not cancelling Christmas

2023-01-06 A video claims that the WEF has launched an initiative to stop Christmas traditions—but no such initiative exists. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Declare That Pedophiles ‘Will Save Humanity’

2023-01-06 Did the World Economic Forum declare, as part of a purported campaign to promote public acceptance of pedophilia, that "pedophiles will save humanity"? No, that's not true: No credible evidence exists that the WEF has made any such statem Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did the World Economic Forum Call for Pets to Be Euthanized to Fight Climate Change?

2023-01-03 (Stock photo by Getty Images.) Claims are circulating online that the World Economic Forum has called for pet animals to be slaughtered to combat climate change. These claims are false. The claims appear to originate from two media sources: an Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Issue Weekly Bathing Order As Response to Climate Change

2022-12-31 Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) issue an order directing the public to bathe once weekly or less as part of an effort to combat climate change and save the planet? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that WEF has issued Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Tweet That ‘Christmas Must Be Abolished’

2022-12-30 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 Go to site post…»

Logically→ The World Economic Forum claims that God is dead, that Jesus is fake news, and that they have gained divine powers.

2022-12-21 According to an article on the website Newspunch, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has said that God is dead, that Jesus is "fake news," that WEF leaders have gained divine powers to rule over humanity, and that they will turn humans into gods Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Special Forces Did NOT Arrest World Economic Forum Chief Klaus Schwab For Ordering Genocide Via COVID-19 Vaccines

2022-12-13 Did U.S. Special Forces arrest World Economic Forum (WEF) Chairman Klaus Schwab because he ordered the genocide of 90 percent of the world's population by forcing them to get vaccinated against COVID-19? No, that's not true: A WEF spokesm Go to site post…»

Logically→ The World Economic Forum has proposed a new initiative to slaughter pets, aiming to fight climate change by reducing the “carbon pawprint.”

2022-12-13 No, the WEF has not called for an initiative to kill pets to fight climate change. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Economic Forum Chief Klaus Schwab Did NOT Suffer ‘Second’ Heart Attack

2022-12-05 Did World Economic Forum (WEF) Chairman Klaus Schwab suffer a second heart attack? No, that's not true: A WEF press spokesman said Schwab has never experienced a heart attack and confirmed that he is in "good health." The claim appeared i Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ How much of the rise in ‘economic inactivity’ is due to long Covid?

2022-11-25 A BBC news bulletin claimed a recent rise in the number of people who are neither working nor looking for work is “largely because of long Covid”. But there are reasons to believe much of the rise is Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dutch Government Is NOT Planning To Quit The World Economic Forum

2022-11-11 Is the Dutch government planning to cancel its membership in the World Economic Forum, the Swiss-based international public policy organization? No, that's not true: The claim is based on a press release by a radical-right opposition part Go to site post…»

Logically→ Just Stop Oil is funded by the World Economic Forum.

2022-11-11 The video makes false claims about the associations between particular individuals and organizations to support the ‘Great Reset’ conspiracy theory. Go to site post…»

Logically→ A 2016 video by World Economic Forum confirmed that it wants people to own nothing by 2030.

2022-11-04 The prediction in the video is from a blog by a WEF contributor, with their take on the world in 2030. It is not the WEF's declaration of intent. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ The World Economic Forum didn’t say it’s engineering the climate

2022-10-27 An out-of-context screenshot of an article from 2018 has led to misleading claims being shared online. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ In Context: What Stacey Abrams said about the economic aspect of abortion

2022-10-26 Georgia governor candidate Stacey Abrams, a Democrat, went on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and said abortion is an economic issue. But she didn’t claim that having abortions would solve women’s, or families’, inflation-sparked financial challenges. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Rishi Sunak is a member of the World Economic Forum.

2022-10-26 Rishi Sunak is not a member of the WEF. Its membership base is made up of companies, not individuals. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ UK Prime Minister Forced from Office Amid Economic Turmoil, Chaos in Parliament and a Party in Tatters

2022-10-20 Only months into the job, Prime Minister Liz Truss is on her way out already, leaving her government in search of a new leader and a way to regain public trust. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove World Economic Forum Plotting To Force Public To Wear ‘Brain Implants’ So The Elite Can Read Their Minds

2022-10-12 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Liz Wheeler – The Great Reset is not a conspiracy to force changes in economic systems

2022-10-11 The Great Reset advocates replacing capitalism with an economic system that is “kind of socialism, kind of communism” but “mostly just fascism.” Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Misleading Claims About the Economic Recovery and Unemployment

2022-09-23 When President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law in March 2021, U.S. gross domestic product had increased for three quarters straight, and the unemployment rate had decreased nearly nine percentage points from its pandemic peak. Bu Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The World Economic Forum did not say people shouldn’t own cars

2022-09-21 The World Economic Forum has called for the end of “wasteful private car ownership.” Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ World Economic Forum has not said private vehicle ownership should be restricted to ‘elites’

2022-09-20 The WEF has proposed shared car ownership as a way to reduce material usage. But not for private vehicle ownership to be ended or restricted. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ The World Economic Forum didn’t say it’s racist to not want to eat bugs

2022-09-16 A digitally-manipulated tweet claiming to be from the WEF has been shared on social media. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Klaus Schwab and the World Economic Forum are the real reason the U.K. has an energy crisis.

2022-09-08 The energy crisis is primarily the result of recent changes to the energy market following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The World Economic Forum wants to microchip humans with augmented reality, including healthy adults and children, in order to control society.

2022-09-01 The WEF has not claimed they want to microchip humans; this belief and the idea they want to control the world is tied to the Great Reset conspiracy. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The World Economic Forum wants to end private car ownership.

2022-08-24 In an article, WEF discussed how to reduce metal demand by sharing products like cars. It did not suggest ending private car ownership altogether. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Leaked report doesn’t ‘vindicate’ view that most people crossing the Channel on small boats are ‘economic migrants’

2022-08-12 The Mail on Sunday recently published an article stating that four in 10 people crossing the Channel in small boats are from Albania. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ The World Economic Forum has not planned for a future without pets or animal charities

2022-07-26 A Facebook post claims that the WEF has said there will be no need for animal charities in the future as people won’t have pets or eat meat. It hasn’t said this. Go to site post…»

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