Claim: An image has been shared repeatedly in social media posts that claim it shows a book passage where World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab purportedly wrote billions will die from 'organized epidemics'. The claim is false: the image has been taken from a book that touts a global conspiracy theory -- not Schwab's book about plans to revive the global economy after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fact-check: False posts target World Economic Forum founder with hoax Covid-19 conspiracy
Verdict: false posts target world economic forum founder with hoax covid-19 conspiracy
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Taylor Thompson-Fuller
Date published: 2021-07-07T06:08:00