{"id":2292696,"date":"2024-07-11T13:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T17:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-the-who-warn-that-upcoming-elections-must-be-canceled-due-to-bird-flu-outbreak\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T13:33:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T17:33:54","slug":"fact-check-did-the-who-warn-that-upcoming-elections-must-be-canceled-due-to-bird-flu-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-the-who-warn-that-upcoming-elections-must-be-canceled-due-to-bird-flu-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did The WHO Warn That Upcoming Elections Must Be Canceled Due To Bird Flu Outbreak?"},"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\">34<\/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-the-who-warn-that-upcoming-elections-must-be-canceled-due-to-bird-flu-outbreak%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=2292696&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--><p>The post shared on Facebook claiming that \u2062the World Health Organization (WHO) warned governments to cancel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-owens-gop-can-win-big-in-2022-2024\/\" title=\"Rep. Owens: GOP can win big in 2022, 2024\">upcoming elections<\/a> due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/animal-rights-protester-glues-herself-to-nba-floor-during-play-in-game\/\" title=\"Animal Rights Protester Glues Herself To NBA Floor During Play-In Game\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-china-downplays-first-human-case-of-h10n3-bird-flu-risk-of-large-scale-spread-is-low\/\" title=\"BREAKING: China Downplays First Human Case Of H10N3 Bird Flu, \u2018Risk Of Large-Scale Spread Is Low\u2019\">bird flu<\/a> outbreak<\/a> is false. The claim originated from a website known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turkeys-erdogan-warns-against-free-speech-says-social-media-a-threat-to-democracy\/\" title=\"Turkey\u2019s Erdogan Warns Against Free Speech, Says Social Media a \u2018Threat to Democracy\u2019\">spreading fake news<\/a>. Different strains of bird flu have been found in various countries,\u200c but there is no evidence to\u2062 support the claim made in the\u200d Facebook post. \u2064The WHO website \u2062does not mention anything\u2063 about canceling elections due to bird flu. It is important to fact-check information before sharing\u200d it.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/juch.terri\/posts\/pfbid02fbku8MZ3NQS8R7AtzeTLc4R38gDnomgtSug88nXNYY6GDxUvnfwX13acFPszEBLil?rdid=IWSX8fQXaqcqygqU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims the World Health Organization (WHO) has purportedly warned governments across the world to cancel their upcoming elections due to the recent bird flu outbreak.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is false and originally stems from a June 6 article published by \u201cThe People\u2019s Voice,\u201d a website that is known for spreading \u201cfake news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Different strains of bird flu have been found in multiple countries including Australia, Mexico, Cambodia, and others, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/healthcare-pharmaceuticals\/bird-flu-strains-spread-around-globe-2024-07-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>. Humans who have contracted the virus said they were exposed to \u201cpoultry, live poultry markets, or dairy cattle,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook post claims the WHO has purportedly warned governments across the world to cancel their upcoming elections due to the recent bird flu outbreak. \u201cWHO Warns Bird Flu Outbreak Means Govt\u2019s Must\u2019 Cancel Upcoming Elections,&#8217;\u201d the post reads in part. \u201cIn an urgent notice posted to its website, the WHO claims that Bird Flu is set to become the next Pandemic, and will be deadlier than COVID,\u201d it continues.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false and originally stems from a <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesvoice.tv\/who-warns-bird-flu-outbreak-means-govts-must-cancel-upcoming-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 6 article<\/a> published by \u201cThe People\u2019s Voice,\u201d a website that is known for spreading \u201cfake news.\u201d A \u201cLiability Disclaimer\u201d included on the site\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/newspunch.com\/website-terms-of-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newspunch.com\/website-terms-of-use\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1717163701883000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2b8TPT1dphxaCcGMh5EMwJ\">Terms of Use<\/a>\u201d page indicates it \u201cmakes no representations about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, and accuracy of the information, software, products, services and related graphics contained on the site for any purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The site, which has previously been known as \u201cNewsPunch\u201d and \u201cYourNewsWire,\u201d is described as \u201cone of the most well-known purveyors of fake news online,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/yournewswire-news-punch-domain-facebook-fake-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/yournewswire-news-punch-domain-facebook-fake-news&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1717163701883000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0Z_uHRTf4JMJy4LRecxJKn\">2019 article from Mashable<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/10\/fact-check-has-bill-gates-launched-a-dairy-alternative-called-maggot-milk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Has Bill Gates Launched A Dairy Alternative Called \u2018Maggot Milk?\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The article references a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/disease-outbreak-news\/item\/2024-DON520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 5 post<\/a> shared via the WHO\u2019s website indicating an individual in Mexico died following a fatal case of the avian influenza A (H5N2) virus. The same post states the WHO deemed the virus as posing a \u201clow risk\u201d to the general population at the time. Likewise, the article does not mention anything about the WHO purportedly urging governments across the world to cancel their upcoming elections, as the Facebook post claims.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Check Your Fact did not find evidence to support the claim on the WHO\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> or on its verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100064481988528\/search?q=WHO%20Warns%20Bird%20Flu%20Outbreak%20Means%20Govt%E2%80%99s%20Must%20%27Cancel%20Upcoming%20Elections%27&#038;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0XFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjRcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9IiwicnBfY2hyb25vX3NvcnQ6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcImNocm9ub3NvcnRcIixcImFyZ3NcIjpcIlwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&#038;q=%22WHO%20Warns%20Bird%20Flu%20Outbreak%20Means%20Govt%E2%80%99s%20Must%20%E2%80%98Cancel%20Upcoming%20Elections%E2%80%99%22%20(from%3AWHO)%20lang%3Aen&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/who\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Check Your Fact did not find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=WHO+Warns+Bird+Flu+Outbreak+Means+Govt%E2%80%99s+Must+%E2%80%98Cancel+Upcoming+Elections%E2%80%99&#038;sca_esv=74df811e3a5c80f0&#038;sca_upv=1&#038;source=lnms&#038;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWtG_mNb-HwafvV8cKK_h1a5eSkyfXNgRC6a9SKsMT7FKel2oEVH7CAeL9GJLZ9zSE1b0VTwOacLkI4XgtHWeWNoh5zOuUDAXdYlDCgudMwVm8Q_C3PSXnqvYaHPM-f2C27OJHIBf2F026DrNVVK7DrYYq11uFIXF7ScJ7Y69on5hm6hl6qngG8jwgq0xGMIetYDw-cw&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwiMjf2f-56HAxWLFlkFHfkDBNAQ0pQJegQIBRAC&#038;biw=1680&#038;bih=870&#038;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">any credible news reports<\/a> to support the claim. Actually, the opposite is true. On July 10, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/fact-check\/who-did-not-say-governments-must-cancel-elections-due-bird-flu-2024-07-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a> reported the claim was false.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has contacted a WHO spokesperson for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Facebook post falsely claims that the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised governments to cancel upcoming elections due to the bird flu outbreak. This claim originated from a fake news website known for spreading misinformation. The WHO has not made any such statement, and there is no credible evidence to support this claim. In fact, the WHO has stated that the bird flu poses a low risk to the general population<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2292697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-1827964003-scaled-e1720703758875.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8994,34671,6571,13420,6358],"class_list":["post-2292696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-who","tag-bird-flu","tag-elections","tag-fact-check","tag-outbreak"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-1827964003-scaled-e1720703758875.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}