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Fabricated document is not UN directive to create ‘one world government’ | Fact check

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Fabricated document is not UN directive to create ‘one world government’ | Fact check

The claim: The UN issued a directive to create a ‘one world government’ in 2025

An April 4 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shares images of what is purportedly a document from the United Nations.

“United Nations Directive 001,” reads the title of the document. “The Start of The New World Order. In our Calendar Year of 4 July, 2025.”

The document gives instructions to rename and merge countries, ban religion and put the U.S. military under the U.N.’s control. It also threatens the lives and safety of people who resist these changes.

Other iterations of the post were shared widely on Facebook, including one version that was shared more than 100 times in 10 days before it was deleted.

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Our rating: False

The document is fabricated, according to the U.N. There are no versions of it on the U.N.’s website, and no reliable media outlet has posted about such a document existing.

Document full of typos, misinformation

The four-page document “is a complete fabrication, and it is entirely false,” Farhan Haq, a U.N. spokesperson, told USA TODAY in an email.

Nothing resembling the typo-strewn document, which at one point refers to the “Untied Nations,” can be found in the U.N.’s Digital Media Library or its Official Document System. There is likewise no credible news reporting about such a directive or document from the U.N.

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USA TODAY has debunked several social media posts making false claims about the U.N. trying to control the world, including claims that its Agenda 21 and 2030 Agenda were roadmaps for creating a new world order. Those documents outline goals, principles and steps to support sustainable development and equality in a number of forms. They do not call for a new world order. Agenda 2030 specifically states, “We reaffirm that every state has, and shall freely exercise, full permanent sovereignty over all its wealth, natural resources and economic activity.”

USA TODAY reached out to the user who shared the post but did not immediately receive a response.

Full Fact also debunked the claim.

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