Categorically, the American billionaire, Bill Gates, denied the conspiracy theories on social networks, which accuses him of being behind the "Covid-19" pandemic.

Gates said, in an interview with CNN, that these theories arose from "a bad mixture, consisting of: a pandemic, social networks, and people looking for simplified interpretations."

False journal articles, and composite and fake pictures, were widely spread through social media and in many languages. A video clip, for example, accuses Bill Gates of "wanting to get rid of 15% of the population" under the guise of vaccinating them, and millions watched this video on YouTube. In his interview yesterday, Bill Gates added: "Our organization has provided more money than any other group to purchase vaccines, in order to save lives."

He added that he hoped that these conspiracy theories will not alienate people from the vaccine, when it is reached.

Gates has allocated a budget of $ 250 million to support the fight against the emerging corona virus, and his foundation has invested billions of dollars, 20 years ago, in developing health systems in poor countries.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, news verification teams have monitored, at Agence France-Presse, dozens of rumors targeting Gates in many languages, and on various social networks, such as "Facebook" and "Instagram".

And while Gates calls for the distribution of drugs and vaccines most in need, not to those who pay the most, the theories circulated accuse him of seeking to use the Corona virus crisis to "control people", some of which go so far as to talk about a plot of mass poisoning in Africa. It is reported that the FBI has interrogated Gates on charges of "biological terrorism".

Gates commented, "I am very convinced that the truth will be known," and that these conspiracy theories will be dissipated.

Wholesale rumors

The Corona pandemic was not only the subject of conspiracy theories, but also produced volumes of rumors and misinformation, especially in Latin America.

In Ecuador, for example, the false news ranged from the discovery of dead bodies on the beach to the spread of miraculous drugs, through others.

I am convinced, to a degree

Big, that the truth will be known,

And that the conspiracy theories will dissipate. ”

“Our organization has provided more funds than any other group to purchase vaccines, with the aim of saving lives.”

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