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Fact Check: No evidence World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab is seriously ill in hospital
By Reuters Fact Check
April 24, 20249:03 AM EDTUpdated 13 hours ago
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Widely shared social media posts, opens new tab suggesting World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab, opens new tab is seriously ill in hospital are baseless, according to a spokesperson for the Switzerland-based WEF.
The posts, opens new tab emerged across multiple platforms after an article, opens new tab about Schwab’s health was published by the Weekly Crier website on April 14.
One post on X was viewed more than two million times. The claim was also widely posted on Facebook in the US and the UK.
But a WEF spokesperson, in an emailed statement to Reuters, denied Schwab was ill at all.
“I can confirm that Professor Schwab is in excellent health and that he has not been to hospital recently,” the spokesperson said on April 23.
“These claims are entirely baseless. Many organisations and individuals are seeing a rise in mis- and disinformation, including the World Economic Forum.”
There are also no credible media reports of Schwab having been hospitalized in April 2024.
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The Weekly Crier, prompted by Reuters’ request to comment, said it had retracted the article. However, despite an apology for the error, the original headline and article were still online, opens new tab at the time of publishing this fact-check.
Reuters has previously addressed other false claims about Schwab, who is a frequent target of conspiracy theories, including statements misattributed to Schwab about U.S. elections and humans who refuse to embrace artificial intelligence.
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VERDICT
No evidence. There is no evidence that WEF’s Klaus Schwab was hospitalized in April 2024.
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