Bill Gates

Billionaire Bill Gates, known for founding Microsoft and his philanthropic health work, has been a focus of rumors and misinformation for years — especially among anti-vaccine activists. Snopes is here to fact-check the claims.

Bill Gates Releasing Genetically Modified Mosquitoes in Florida? Here’s the Whole Story

29 June 2021

No, it's not another microchip conspiracy.

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Is Bill Gates Transitioning from Man to Woman?

25 May 2021

Videos can be deceiving.

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No, Bill Gates’ Wyoming Ranch Wasn’t Stormed by Navy SEALs

25 May 2021

Genuine news outlets don't carry "parody" disclaimers.

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Bill and Melinda Gates marriage contract?

Did Bill Gates Negotiate Vacations With Ex-Girlfriend Into Marriage Contract?

4 May 2021

When the Gateses announced their divorce on May 3, 2021, old rumors about their relationship...

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Did Bill Gates’ Father ‘Run’ Planned Parenthood and Teach His Son to Spread the ‘Gospel’ of Eugenics?

6 January 2021

Conspiratorial social media posts baselessly linked the philanthropist to eugenics.

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Is Bill Gates Funding Efforts To Block The Sun?

5 January 2021

Sensationalized headlines mischaracterize the efforts of Harvard's SCoPEx project.

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Is Moderna Tied to Fauci, Gates, Soros, and Epstein?

1 August 2020

A spoof omnibus conspiracy theory linked a company developing a potential COVID-19 vaccine to several...

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Did Melinda Gates Say This About Black People and COVID-19 Vaccination?

11 June 2020

A meme alleged she said Black Americans "must be" first in line for a vax,...

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Are Bill Gates and the ID2020 Coalition Using COVID-19 To Build Global Surveillance State?

8 June 2020

Conspiracy theorists misrepresent Bill Gates’ funding of vaccination and digital-identity research as evidence of a...

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Did Bill Gates Brief the CIA in 2005 About a Mind-Altering Vaccine?

21 May 2020

A years-old hoax recirculated in 2020 — this time with Gates' name attached to it.

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Is Italy Calling for Bill Gates’ Arrest?

18 May 2020

While an Italian politician truly did call for Bill Gates to be arrested, this position...

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Did Bill Gates Tell George Magazine That an ‘Over-Populated Planet’ Would Fall to a ‘Lung-Attacking Virus’?

1 May 2020

Bill Gates was featured in a 1997 issue of George magazine, but so were other...

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