"BREAKING - Moderna CEO Admits On Live Air At Davos They Were Making A COVID-19 Vaccine In January Of 2020 Before Covid 19 Started," says a January 21, 2023 tweet.
Alongside the claim is a clip from a January 18, 2023 CNBC segment with Bancel.
"You were working on a vaccine for Covid and at that point, Covid-19 didn't even really exist in our minds -- we were just hearing about it," said Channel anchor Rebecca Quick, adding: "I think there was no name at that time."
Screenshot of a tweet taken March 13, 2023
Similar versions of the claim can be found elsewhere on Twitter and other social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok, in multiple languages. Other posts using the same clip include similar comments, feeding into baseless claims that the pandemic was planned.
The news outlet was covering the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, a renowned annual gathering where politicians, CEOs, high worth individuals and journalists discuss events of global impact. The event is a frequent target of conspiracy theorists.
Bancel, who appeared during a January 18 panel on the state of the Covid-19 pandemic also sat down with reporters that day.
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