The World Economic Forum is off and running in Davos, Switzerland (at least we think it is — we’re not invited nor are you).
The Associated Press has been spotted attempting to debunk some “conspiracy theories” about what the WEF is about:
The World Economic Forum, which opens Monday, is slated to take on pressing global issues. But online, it has become a target of bizarre claims from a growing chorus who believe it involves a group of elites manipulating events for their own benefit. https://t.co/SP5alEWZNE
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 16, 2023
Hmm…
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) January 16, 2023
That’s why they meet in secret. https://t.co/5dufP8b4XX
— Brett From L.A. (@ItsBrettFromLA) January 16, 2023
Why would anyone ever believe that “elites [are] manipulating events for their own benefit”? https://t.co/z9xCERZL1d
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) January 16, 2023
It’s a total mystery.
The AP’s story begins this way:
When some of the world’s wealthiest and most influential figures gathered at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting last year, sessions on climate change drew high-level discussions on topics such as carbon financing and sustainable food systems.
But an entirely different narrative played out on the internet, where social media users claimed leaders wanted to force the population to eat insects instead of meat in the name of saving the environment.
The annual event in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos, which opens Monday, has increasingly become a target of bizarre claims from a growing chorus of commentators who believe the forum involves a group of elites manipulating global events for their own benefit. Experts say what was once a conspiracy theory found in the internet’s underbelly has now hit the mainstream.
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Are they really “conspiracy theories” when some of the people who attend the WEF have literally said a lot of these things out loud?
We here at mitrebox are proud to announce our first news segment entitled "It do really be like that sometimes" where we will feature a bold look at accidental truth. https://t.co/vI2E9Cr09q
— mitrebox (@mitrebox) January 16, 2023
When the AP attempts to describe a mass online conspiracy and accidentally tells the truth.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) January 16, 2023
The political right is creating a culture war around the WEF stated goals.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) January 16, 2023
“Republicans pounce”!
My dude here literally wrote a book about it. pic.twitter.com/TxueB1tDcm
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) January 16, 2023
How can they "take on press global issues" if it's a conspiracy theory they're actually "manipulating events"?
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 16, 2023
Yeah, pick one, AP.
Yes, because it's clearly people suspicious of the WEF that are the bizarre ones here. https://t.co/K4b5YhcViI pic.twitter.com/Ffn3A9FvoC
— Liberty Chuck (@libertychuck80) January 16, 2023
“Who would believe these conspiracy theorists that screenshot our own website?!” https://t.co/904teABM9t
— The American Tribune (@TAmTrib) January 16, 2023
It makes even more sense when you remember how many things in the past few years the media helped dismiss as “conspiracy theories” actually turned out to be true.
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