![]() This quote (reproduced below) does not appear anywhere in Attali’s memoir “Verbatim,” which reproduces various conversations between Mitterrand and other world leaders. This quote, which seems to suggest that a human-made pandemic would kill old people while a nefarious vaccination would kill stupid people, was not written by Attali. In May 2021, many English-language social media users encountered a quote ostensibly written by Jacques Attali, a French economist who served as a counselor to President François Mitterrand from 1981 to 1991, in which he supported the mass killings of the “old” and “stupid” via a global pandemic: And, please, follow the CDC or WHO for guidance on protecting your community from the disease. Become a Founding Member to help us hire more fact-checkers. Submit any questionable rumors and “advice” you encounter. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Find out what we’ve learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Snopes is still fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. ![]()
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