WHO warns of 'fake news' after Musk pandemic treaty tweet

The exchange came as negotiations proceed towards a global accord aimed at helping prevent and swiftly respond to future pandemics — AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Thursday warned against "fake news" after Twitter boss Elon Musk tweeted that countries should not "cede authority to WHO" amid negotiations over a new pandemic treaty.

"The claim that the accord will cede power to WHO is quite simply false. It's fake news. Countries will decide what the accord says," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference.