An article shared on social media claims the World Economic Forum has stated that microchip implants under a human's skin will be needed for payments as part of planned central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). This is false; the lobby group, which has no authority over central banks or governments, has made no such comment.

"The WEF has declared that all citizens must be implanted with a CBDC microchip in the very near future, in order to be able to fully participate in society and do basic things such as purchase food and water," says a July 10, 2023 article in The People's Voice, previously known as NewsPunch, which has been fact-checked by AFP for a range of false or misleading stories.

The article quotes Oxford University Professor Richard Werner, who has spoken about CBDCs and payment systems, as saying that consumers will need to use the latest technology such as a CBDC chip implant "in order to access their bank accounts."

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The posts are part of a wave of misinformation about CBDCs, which are being studied around the world as a way to allow people to hold digital cash without a bank account.

The posts are false, according to a WEF spokesperson, who noted that Werner has no official role at the Geneva-based non-profit organization that holds conferences and events about global issues.

"I can confirm that the World Economic Forum never has made any such statement about chip implants linked to...

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