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“The Biden administration wants all nations to "cede their sovereignty over national health care decisions to the WHO.”
Michele Bachmann Former Republican Representative from Minnesota. In an interview on Steve Bannon's podcast.. Claim dated 9 May 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

What PolitiFact found

The U.S. wants the WHO to be more active in sharing information about possible pandemics and in notifying the world when an affected nation refuses assistance. US proposals say nothing about a WHO takeover.

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In short

Michele Bachmann (Former Republican Representative from Minnesota) made this claim around 9 May 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 May 2022, 10 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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