A panel of healthcare experts discussed ‘Disease X’ at Davos. But it’s only a hypothetical illness

CLAIM: A deadly contagion known as Disease X is emerging and under discussion at the World Economic Forum’s 2024 annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Disease X is not real. It is the name given to a hypothetical pathogen that is being used to help plan for future health crises. Global healthcare experts this week spoke on a WEF panel called “Preparing for Disease X.” The name was coined by the World Health Organization in 2018.

THE FACTS: In the days leading up to…