The Claim: The video shows the President of the European Central Bank discussing gene therapy at the World Economic Forum conference
A Facebook video from January 25 (direct link, archived link) shows Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, speaking onstage at a World Economic Forum conference.
“We’re in the timeline right now where we’re seeing the first generation of mutant human DNA, where it’s going to lead to this timeline where humans will evolve and mutate to become the Grays, OK?” says the tone.
The video recorded by TikTok was shared 100 times in two weeks. Another version of the video has been viewed 11,000 times on TikTok.
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The audio track of the video has been changed. The original video shows Lagarde speaking about economic policy and climate change. She doesn’t mention gene therapy.
Original video shows talks about economic growth and energy consumption
The clip was taken from the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland in January. Lagarde’s remarks can be found in a video on the organization’s website entitled “Global Economic Outlook: Is this the End of an Era?”.
Lagarde speaks three times during the conversation. Once at the 23 minute mark, a second time at the 51 minute mark and again at the 55 minute mark. She doesn’t mention genetics or gene therapy.
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Instead, she discusses the economic growth of different countries, monetary policies in relation to climate change, and how China’s COVID-19 policies have affected the global economy.
There is another indication that the video was produced digitally. The voice in the Facebook post has an American accent, but Lagarde is French and speaks with a French accent, which can be heard in the original video.
USA TODAY has debunked a number of false claims about the World Economic Forum, including that the organization banned vaccinated pilots from flying conference attendees, announced a “new one-world religion” and recommended killing pets to reduce carbon emissions .
USA TODAY reached out to the Facebook user for comment. They did not provide any evidence to support the claim. The TikTok user could not be reached.
A` Fact Check also debunked the claim.
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