“The World Economic Forum "wants to slaughter millions of pet cats and dogs to fight climate change.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 28 Jun 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
We found no mention of killing pets on the World Economic Forum’s Twitter account or website. The organization said the claim was unfounded when it first surfaced in December.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 June 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 July 2023, 9 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
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