Archive · 24 Jul 2025
WEF Accused of Rigging Data to Disparage Brexit.
The World Economic Forum, a group of important people, is accused of changing how good the UK looked in their reports after Brexit.
They reportedly wanted to make Brexit seem bad.
Klaus Schwab, the head of the WEF, allegedly told people to change the numbers, and internal investigations started after someone reported it.
The UK was supposed to get a better ranking, but it was lowered in the final report.
Schwab is also said to have protected India's ranking, showing he might have been influenced by politics.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is accused of manipulating data to portray Brexit negatively.
Klaus Schwab allegedly instructed staff to lower the UK's rankings in the Global Competitiveness Report.
Internal investigations were launched following whistleblower claims of data manipulation and misuse of funds.
The 2017-18 report initially showed the UK improving, but the final report showed a lower ranking.
Schwab allegedly intervened to protect India's ranking in the report as well.
- Who
- The World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, and whistleblowers.
- What
- Accusations of data manipulation against the World Economic Forum regarding Brexit's impact.
- When
- The Global Competitiveness Report 2017-18 and related internal investigations.
- Where
- Switzerland and the UK.
- Why
- Alleged manipulation to influence perceptions of Brexit's success and protect relationships.
WEF Critics
WEF Supporters
Data Manipulation
WEF Critics
The WEF's actions represent an effort to undermine the success of Brexit.
WEF Supporters
The WEF's actions were intended to provide an accurate assessment of the UK's competitiveness, Brexit was factored in.
- Organization
- World Economic Forum (WEF)
- Accusation
- Data manipulation
- Report in Question
- Global Competitiveness Report 2017-18
- Alleged perpetrator
- Klaus Schwab
- Country affected
- UK
- Other Country Affected
- India