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Klaus Schwab, Chairman of the World Economic Forum attends the opening of the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024.

Video. No, the head of the World Economic Forum is not dead

Updated: 19/04/2024 - 6:00 GMT+2

Rumours have emerged online that the WEF's executive chairman and founder, Klaus Schwab, has been hospitalised, arrested, and may even be dead. The Cube takes a look at where the false claims have come from.

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