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The image of Schwab featured in the fake tweet is from September 2018, when he spoke before a briefing at the World Economic Forum in Vietnam, according to the photo's caption on Getty Images. Schwab’s name is misspelled in the tweet, and there are no credible news reports stating he called for internet reform. There is no evidence of the tweet on the organization’s official Twitter page or archived versions of it from March 22, the day the image claims the tweet was published. World Economic Forum spokeswoman Amanda Russo told USA TODAY via email that the claim circulating online is a “ridiculous and baseless statement.” USA TODAY reached out to the social media users who shared the post for comment. There is no evidence Schwab called for the internet to be reformed, and independent fact-checking organizations have debunked the claim.įollow us on Facebook! Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunks The claim builds on the baseless Great Reset conspiracy theory alleging global elites manufactured COVID-19 to advance their interests and establish a one-world government by limiting individual freedoms.Īnd the tweet in question is fabricated – as one might surmise from the misspelled name of the organization's leader. The same screenshot was shared to Reddit, iFunny and Twitter, where one post accumulated more than 3,000 likes. The post was shared to Facebook on March 24 by the page Libertarian Candidates and generated more than 1,400 reactions in less than a week. “This will be the next step for the Great Reset, says Klaus Schawb (sic).”

“The internet must be reformed, there is too much misinformation out there,” reads a screenshot of a purported tweet from the World Economic Forum’s account. Now, some users are claiming Klaus Schwab, the organization’s chairman, said part of the Great Reset includes internet reform.

AP The claim: World Economic Forum Chairman Klaus Schwab said the internet must be reformedĪfter the World Economic Forum launched a global COVID-19 and economic recovery initiative called the Great Reset, claims have circulated linking the proposal to conspiracy theories about the pandemic and a "new world order."