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FACT CHECK: Did LGBTQ+ Leaders Sign WEF Treaty To Accept Pedophiles As โ€˜Legally Protected Minority?โ€™

Viral Videos Share with X LGBTQ+ leaders have signed a World Economic Forum (WEF) treaty that claims to recognise pedophiles as a “legally protected minority”.

Verdict: False

“The allegation is false and originally originated from an article published on July 7 on The People's Voice, a website known for spreading 'fake news.'”

Fact check:

Former WEF employee Topaz Smith is suing the organisation for alleged “workplace discrimination”. The New York TimesIn the lawsuit, Smith calls the WEF “[embracing] “An approach that ignores anti-discrimination laws” [overseeing] “There is a hostile atmosphere towards women and black workers,” the media reported.

The X-video, which has over 900,000 views at the time of writing, claims that LGBTQ+ leaders have signed the WEF treaty and accepted pedophiles as a “legally protected minority.” The video features a man delivering a broadcast-style report alleging that the WEF characterizes criticism of pedophiles as “hate speech.” The man also claims that the WEF stated that “governments must crack down on those who refuse to accept minors into their communities.”

“This claim is false and originally July 7th article The article was published on The People's Voice, a website known for spreading “fake news.”terms of service“We make no representations about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, or accuracy of the information, software, products, services, and related graphics contained on this site for any purpose.”

The site, formerly known as NewsPunch and YourNewsWire, has been described as “one of the most well-known purveyors of fake news online.” Mashable articles from 2019. (Related: No, Project 2025 isn't calling on women to have “period passports.”)

The article claims that LGBTQ+ leaders have signed the WEF Convention, but provides no evidence to support the claim. Website Not even verified Social media account.

In addition, Check Your Fact There are no reliable news reports To back up the claim, the opposite is true. July 11th, PolitiFact It reported that the allegations were false.

Check Your Fact has reached out to a WEF spokesperson for comment and will update this article accordingly if and when they respond.