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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Post falsely claims WHO announced new set of laws | Fact check - USA TODAY

The claim: Video shows WHO spokesperson announcing new laws for 'pandemic preparedness'

A July 28 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows a TikTok video that features a man introducing a clip of what he claims was a press conference held by the World Health Organization. The clip features a woman speaking on a panel in front of a blue background with a picture of a European flag.

"The idea is to create a whole new set of laws and ignore the existing human rights laws and other laws under the pretext of pandemic preparedness and the biosecurity agenda," she says.

The woman also claims the WHO is creating a pandemic treaty to remove human rights protections and enforce surveillance and censorship, among other things.

The Facebook post garnered more than 30,000 shares in less than two weeks. Similar posts have been shared on Instagram and Facebook. The original TikTok has been deleted.

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Our rating: False

The video shows a woman criticizing the WHO, not speaking on behalf of it. Nobody from the WHO attended the meeting, according to a spokesperson for the organization.

Video shows WHO critic, not representative

The clip in the Facebook video does not show a WHO press conference. A full video of the woman's speech was posted on YouTube with a title that indicates it was filmed at the International COVID Summit III in Brussels.

The woman, who introduces herself as Meryl Nass,...



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