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Claim: An X user claims that Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the WHO.
Verdict: True. Updates from the White House confirmed that President Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the WHO.
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On Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States (US). Following the inaugural ceremony, several claims about his declarations and actions flooded social media.
One such claim is an X post by Poo Base (@PopBase) which claimed that Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO).
This raised many concerns in the comment section, with questions about whether the move is good, and what it means for global health efforts.
We also found this claim on Facebook here and here.
We decided to verify the claim as part of DUBAWA’s media literacy role and our fight against information disorder.
Verification
According to White House updates on presidential actions on inauguration day, Mr Trump withdrew the US from the WHO.
“The United States intends to withdraw from the WHO. The presidential Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations signed on January 20, 2021, that retracted the United States’ July 6, 2020 notification of withdrawal is revoked,” a part of this report reads.
Recall that in 2020, Mr Trump, in his first Tenure following the COVID pandemic, withdrew the US from the WHO despite it being described as illegal.
However, after taking office in 2021, Joe Biden overruled this in his first act in office by declaring that the US would reengage with the World Health Organization (WHO).
News reports by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), (CNN), and The New York Times confirm this new order by Mr Trump on Jan 20, 2025.
Conclusion
Available news reports and updates from the white house confirmed that President Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the WHO.
