Fact Check-The World Economic Forum did not issue ‘urgent memo’ detailing 18-month review of ‘Great Reset Phase I solutions’

There is no evidence a screenshot shared on social media that purportedly shows a World Economic Forum (WEF) “urgent memo”, describing an 18-month review of “Great Reset Phase I solutions” is real. The note refers to several debunked conspiracy theories, and the WEF told Reuters that the post and its contents were fake.

The alleged memo is topped with the WEF logo and a sentence in red font that reads: “Confidential Release share with Tier 3 Audience Only.” This is followed by: “Urgent Memo – To be disseminated immediately to all regions” (here ).

“On 8/12/2022 the Special Commission concluded their 18-month review of Great Reset Phase I solutions. A summary of recommendations below”. The recommendations include creating a global currency and “cross border Czar”, interfering in the U.S. Justice system via “special operations”, and a “10-year rollout of NESRA”.

The alleged memo incorporates different fonts, different sized fonts and multiple grammatical errors.

In an email to Reuters, the WEF said the memo and its contents were fake.

The reference to “NESRA” is likely supposed to read NESARA (National Economic Security and Recovery Act), a decades-old conspiracy theory about eliminating world debt (here).

Reuters Fact Check has also addressed false claims related to the “Great Reset” on multiple occasions (here , here , here ).

The World Economic Forum pitched the idea of a “Great Reset” of capitalism in June 2020 after noting the pandemic was increasing inequality (here ). It encourages three components, including asking governments to improve fiscal policy, implement overdue reforms (such as on wealth taxes), and push for the efforts that boosted health sectors in 2020 to be replicated across other sectors and bring about a new industrial revolution.

VERDICT

False. There is no evidence that the World Economic Forum ever posted such a memo and the WEF told Reuters that the post and its content are fake.

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