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The claim

Chinese President Xi Jinping demanded on CCTV that the United States and Israel give up their nuclear weapons to prevent a third world war.

Original publisher’s rating

False

Reviewed by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·

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Original review summary

The review found no record in CCTV or other official Chinese archives that Xi Jinping demanded the United States and Israel give up their nuclear weapons. It says the viral post used an image from his New Year greeting, which did not mention nuclear weapons or a third world war.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026

Original review: Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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