There are over 64 lakhs of death worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many conspiracy theorists also claim that COVID-19 vaccine, which was approved by many world leaders, including WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is used as a bioweapon against the human population.
In this context, many social media users are sharing an image with a link claiming that Ghebreyesus has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the deaths of COVID-19 victims across the globe.
The link is shared with a title: “WHO director arrested for crimes against humanity, the WEF may be next.”
Many social media users have shared a screenshot of the website that reads: “Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, current director of the World Health Organization (WHO), has been arrested by Interpol for crimes against humanity and genocide.”
The link to the post can be seen here.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile did the fact-check, and found it to be fake.
On searching Google with appropriate keywords, we found no media reports on Tedros being arrested by Interpol. There was no such report on the Interpol website.
A Vancouver Times website, dated July 24, 2022, reports that “Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the current director of the World Health Organization (WHO), has been arrested by Interpol for crimes against humanity and genocide. This comes as police agencies across the world have begun targeting politicians, businessmen, and corporate leaders for their role in the “pandemic,” and for pushing unnecessary and deadly vaccines on the human population.”
In the About Us section of the website, it was mentioned that it is a satirical website. The About Us section read, “Vancouver Times is the most trusted source for satire on the West Coast. We write satirical stories about issues that affect conservatives. We are not affiliated with the mainstream media (CBC, CTV etc.) in any way, and any similarities between our content, the names of our authors, and that of the MSM are purely coincidental.”
We also found that WHO has called the COVID-19 vaccine as safe. It reads: “Countries around the world are rolling out COVID-19 vaccines, and a key topic of interest is their safety. Vaccine safety is one of WHO’s highest priorities, and we’re working closely with national authorities to develop and implement standards to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.”
Thus, we can ascertain that the viral claim is fake.
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