` ::::Do you really want to get into the philosophical nature of what constitutes a ``fact``?  Suffice to say that the WHO's assertions are assertions.  Keep in mind that the reference completely proves what the article actually says.  The article says ``In a 2005 report, the World Health Organization states that (blah, blah, blah)``; the reference proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that, yes, they state that in a 2005 report.  That's exactly what WP:PROVEIT asks of us - that any claim made in an article is supported by evidence.   `