“World Economic Forum event is evidence that global leaders are planning a new pandemic called Disease X.”
Social media posts
an Instagram post. Claim dated 11 Jan 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Disease X, a term used for several years by the World Health Organization, refers to a hypothetical deadly pathogen that could lead to a global pandemic.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 January 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 January 2024, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C1-n-EFxeAs/
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