The Associated Press (and pretty much every other mainstream media source) is working hard to convince the world that unfavorable claims made about the World Economic Forum are ‘conspiracy theories.’ Hmm. In this clip, Glenn gives you the information to decide for yourself: Are these just fabricated stories peddled by online commentators, or is there actually truth behind all the “theories” that the far-left wants you so badly to ignore?

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GLENN: Let me give you this story, from the Associated Press. When some of the world's wealthiest and most influential figures gather at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting last year, sessions on climate change drew high-level discussions on topics such as carbon financing and sustainable food systems. But an entirely different narrative played out on the internet. Where social media users claimed leaders wanted to force the population to eat insects instead of meat. In the name of saving the environment.

Oh, by the way, I should point this out. In a completely unrelated story, I just saw this as I was doing some research on another story in Canada. And I came across -- you can find it. Canadian manufacturing.com. Some really good news.

Aspire food group has announced that it has completed construction of its alternative protein manufacturing facilities in London, Ontario, which is now home to the world's largest cricket production facility.

Aspire's new plant will reportedly produce 9,000 metric tons of crickets every year for human and pet consumption. That's about 2 billion insects to be distributed annually across Canada and throughout the United States.

Now, I don't know about you, but I've been waiting for a plant to make 9,000 metric tons of crickets. The demand is going crazy for -- I hear it all the time.

People -- my friends here in Texas. We're all talking. Hey, do you have any crickets? I'm out of crickets. The supply line for crickets.

But the good news is: Aspire food group has completed their production facility. They're ready now to just start sending out the crickets. What was I talking about? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Elites arrive in Davos. And conspiracy theories align. Blah, blah.

Some conspiracy theorists force the population in Essex. The annual event in the Swiss Ski Resort Town of Davos which opens today, has increasingly become a target of bizarre claims. From a growing chorus of commentators, who believe the forum involves a group of elites, manipulating global events for their own benefit.

Experts say, that it was once a conspiracy theory, found in the internet's underbelly. But now it has hit the mainstream.

One of the things, that apparently these conspiracy theorists are talking about. Is how the World Economic Forum, had The Great Reset, ready to go. And were part of the, you know, WHO, and all of the plans, to shut down the economies of the world, when it came to a -- you know, some sort of a pandemic.

And then people started with those conspiracy theories. And the World Economic Forum, you know, started warning, misinformation. You have to control that misinformation.

And they did. Hey. I -- I'm sorry. I'm so riddled with ADD. You know, that cricket story, I was just telling you about. The reason why I was looking up at Canada and seeing things up in Canada. Was because there's -- there's a story up in Canada. That is out today.

Danielle Stephanie Warner. She was sitting alone in a Toronto Hospital. She was wearing a blue medical gown. And she was sitting in kind of like a wheelchair. And she has her mask down, off of her face. But that's because she went to the hospital, because she was having a hard time breathing.

So she couldn't have the mask, over her face. She didn't have COVID, by the way. But she couldn't put the mask over her face, because she couldn't breathe.

But, you know, hey, rules are rules. So the nurse came out, started yelling at her. And then two security guards came.

In fact, we have a little film of it. There you see Danielle, if you happen to be watching on TheBlaze. Here comes the nurse to yell at her. You've got to put that mask on your face. She's like, I can't breathe.

So the security guards are given gowns. And the security guards push her up against the wall along with the nurse. And they pin her against the wall. You know, putting her arm against her chest, kind of in a George Floyd sort of way. There they are, wheeling her dead body in the wheelchair, with such class.

She died. She died.

STU: Of COVID?

GLENN: No, no, no, no.

She died of COVID-related issues, but don't worry. There's nobody -- I'm sorry. I have to get back to this economic story. There is nobody trying to take your rights away. That's not happening.

And the World Economic Forum, and the world leaders, they haven't been doing the -- I mean, can you think of a time, when all world leaders were doing the same thing?

Where every country, was doing exactly the same thing?

I mean, sure, they all said, it's The Great Reset. Sure, they all said, Build Back Better, which is from the World Economic Forum. But can you think?

I mean, look at how different every country reacted to COVID, and nobody lost their rights. Sure, in China.

But nowhere else. Anyway, so now increasingly, in mainstream corners of the internet, and conservative talk shows. Stu, I think they're talking about you.

The Great Reset has become shorthand for what skeptics say, is a reorganization of society, using global uncertainty as a guise to take away rights. Now, why would you say that?

Why would you say that? That is crazy.

Yes. They put out their own video, made by them. That said, by 2030, you'll own nothing.

You will not have privacy. But you'll like it.

I mean, what rights are you talking about taking away?

By the way, you know, I got to be careful what I say here. Because you say that words, The Great Reset on YouTube. And they -- they take you off of YouTube, because you can't say those things. Oh, I'm on YouTube now. The Great Reset. The Great Reset. The Great Reset. Sucks, doesn't it?

Now, I can't imagine -- for instance, let me -- let me give you this conspiracy theory. That it was just from right-wingers. Okay?

Remember the right-winger, Richard Trumka, last week, last Sunday. Why are you looking confused?

STU: Well, Richard Trumka was an Obama-era --

GLENN: Yeah, but he's spreading conspiracy theories now, so he is clearly a right-wing zealot.

So he comes out, and he says, you know, as a consumer protection agency guy, we are now looking at gas stoves. Because there's this really credible source out there, that did a study. That says gas stoves can lead to asthma in kids.

And so, we're -- we're going to -- we're going to look at opening it up to public comments, should we restrict or ban gas stoves.

Well, of course, this was Republican scare tactics.

I mean, they're not going to do it.

There is no intention of doing it.

And nobody is suggesting this. Nobody is.

Well -- well, okay. The Department of Energy, okay. I mean, they're looking for efficiency standards. Gas furnaces. They're going to try to get rid of gas furnaces. And there's a not yet released proposed rule for water heaters, that will tilt away from gas.

STU: I bet Republicans are going to pounce on that too. When that comes out.

GLENN: It's just like them. It's just like them. And, you know, who did the study?

I mean, this is -- I mean, how do you question this study?

The green energy group, behind the study. The study. You know, cited by Richard Trumka Jr. to just look into banning gas stoves. That's all he was doing. Is partnered with the Chinese government. And their goal is an economy-wide transformation away from oil and gas.

Now, it's a Colorado base group, from -- it's a nonprofit. The Rocky Mountain institute. And it published the study, that attributes 13 percent of US childhood asthma cases to gas stove use.

But they don't really get into how they came up with that, in the study. But don't worry about that.

The organization is demanding systematic changes to the economy-wide total transformation to address climate crisis. And this group says, we have to -- you know, we have to go to great lengths to avoid the climate crisis.

In 2013, they went the long way. They have joined forces with China's national development and reform commission.

Which is great! And China went into business with them. And then, you know, some of the things didn't work out.

And they -- you know, the traffic lights had to be dimmed. And nobody could cook on their stoves.

But -- but that was just the first trial, okay?

Now, they advocate the banning of gas stoves.

They advocate the banning of gas stoves.

Okay.

The study, which spans nine paragraphs, was based on a bunch of hodgepodge different data. And methodologies spanning various years and countries.

And really, nobody can really make sense of it. The -- the -- the experts at Yale University, say, yeah. It's a little more than questionable. The way they put this together.

STU: No.

GLENN: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Now, I just -- I just want to tell you, that you should not worry.

When we have a government official citing something, you know, like this study, it's from Colorado. What could possibly be wrong?

Now, I will say, I will say, that they have a board of directors. But look how strong the board of directors are.

Board members, We Ding (phonetic) -- who doesn't love We Ding?

STU: That's a sentence I've --

GLENN: We Ding, that's a name.

STU: Oh.

GLENN: He's the founder and chairman of the Chinese equity firm, Broad River Capital.

He started the firm, after serving as chairman of the China International Capital Corporation. It's a state-owned investment bank.

And the executives, Chinese leader Xi Jinping's vice president, right-hand man, Wayne Keyson (phonetic). And they have deep participation in China's economic reforms and development. And their goal is to serve the nation.

Rocky Mountain Institute also sits on China Clean Transportation partnership. A Chinese green energy nonprofit, whose founding members include China's National Developing Reform Commission and Ministry of Transport.

So they -- yes. Yes. Yes. They're deeply in bed with communist China.

And, you know, who wins, if the United States gets off of oil and gas and China doesn't?

Okay. China.

What does our president -- you know, his son in bed with chain. Who got the Bagram Air Force Base after we -- okay. China.

But I'm sure this is all just because gas stoves are very dangerous. Very, very dangerous.

And it's a conspiracy anyway. It's not happening. Okay?

STU: It's all Republicans thrusting this issue into the culture wars.

GLENN: Right. Right.

And they don't have any power. World economic power. No power at all. They're skiing this week. That's what they're doing. They're skiing. Man, it's just a bunch of rich people getting together. Get over it. It's not going to affect your life.

Man, when do those bugs start to arrive in America? I can't wait.

Oh, there's another story out today. Coincidentally has nothing to do with anything. Wall Street Journal says, the central bank digital currency, where you'll have a -- a bank account with the Federal Reserve, yeah, that's coming, whether you like it or not.

Because we just have to do it. But that's a conspiracy. It's not going to happen.