{"id":1033815,"date":"2021-11-19T18:58:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T23:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1033815"},"modified":"2021-11-19T18:58:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T23:58:35","slug":"fact-check-did-authorities-in-switzerland-arrest-klaus-schwab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-authorities-in-switzerland-arrest-klaus-schwab\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Authorities In Switzerland Arrest Klaus Schwab?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-authorities-in-switzerland-arrest-klaus-schwab%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1033815&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/she.law.hunter\/posts\/10157957611962331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> 200 times&nbsp;claims Swiss police arrested World Economic Forum executive chairman Klaus Schwab on Nov. 13.<\/p>\n<p>Schwab has not been arrested by Swiss police. The inaccurate rumor probably originated from a website that has published misinformation in the past.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"32.445768772348\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/she.law.hunter\/posts\/10157957611962331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">viral image<\/a> shows a screen grab of a <a href=\"https:\/\/fnewshub.com\/2021\/11\/13\/klaus-schwab-arrested-reason\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nov. 13 article<\/a> on the website Fast News Hub. The article alleges Schwab was arrested that day at his home in Switzerland because he \u201cused loopholes and committed crimes with Elite members\u201d during the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) filed a complaint against him, the article also claims.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, there is no evidence Schwab has been arrested. None of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedpol.admin.ch\/fedpol\/en\/home\/aktuell\/mm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bj.admin.ch\/bj\/en\/home\/aktuell\/mm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">releases<\/a> issued by the Swiss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ejpd.admin.ch\/ejpd\/en\/home\/latest-news\/mm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Department of Justice and Police<\/a> have mentioned charging or arresting him, nor has Europol <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europol.europa.eu\/newsroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> it lodged a complaint against him. The arrest of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/about\/leadership-and-governance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">its founder and executive chairman<\/a> would likely warrant a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> from the World Economic Forum.<\/p>\n<p>Swiss media outlets such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blick.ch\/suche\/?q=klaus%20schwab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blick<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20min.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20 Minuten<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagesanzeiger.ch\/search?q=klaus%20schwab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tages-Anzeiger<\/a> have also not reported Schwab was arrested by Swiss authorities. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/09\/22\/fact-check-video-not-show-swiss-protestors-rothschilds-castle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: No, This Video Does Not Show Swiss Protestors At \u2018Rothschild\u2019s Castle\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Europol press officer Claire Georges told Check Your Fact via email that the claim about the agency issuing a complaint against Schwab was \u201cfake news which has been circulating around these past few weeks.\u201d Likewise, M\u00e9lanie Louren\u00e7o, a Federal Office of Police spokesperson, said in an email to Check Your Fact, \u201cWe can confirm that Klaus Schwab was not arrested by the Swiss police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The inaccurate rumor of Schwab\u2019s arrest may stem from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativebeaver.com\/2021\/11\/12\/klaus-schwab-arrested-at-his-home-in-switzerland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">article<\/a> published by the Conservative Beaver on Nov. 12. Check Your Fact has previously debunked false claims stemming from that website, like former President Barack Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/12\/03\/fact-check-barack-obama-arrested-espionage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">being arrested<\/a> for espionage and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/11\/08\/fact-check-pfizer-albert-bourla-arrested-fbi-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">being arrested<\/a> for fraud.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook 200 times\u00a0claims Swiss police arrested World Economic Forum executive chairman Klaus Schwab on Nov. 13.Schwab has not been arrested by Swiss police. 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