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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Genetically Modified Mosquito With Number Stamped On It

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    Does a video on social media show a genetically modified (GM) mosquito with a number stamped on it? No, that's not true: An insect expert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison said the bug shown in the video "does not appear to be a mosquito." He added that the markings on the insect are "almost certainly natural," not manmade. The claim…

    • Mar 20, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
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  • Fact Check: Article Does NOT Prove 'Half-Human, Half-Pig Hybrid Enters World'

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    Does this article prove a piglet with human features was born between 2015 and March 10, 2023? No, that's not true. The article that reported it relied on the old photos of sculptures created by an Italian artist and provided no other evidence. The claim appeared in an article (archived here) published by Latedaily.com in the section "Weird & nature"…

    • Mar 13, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
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  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet Bill Gates 'Doesn't Know How To Code'

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    Did tech entrepreneur Elon Musk "expose" the professional incompetency of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in a series of tweets on March 2, 2023? No, that's not true: An archived version of Musk's Twitter account does not contain any entries about this. The story appeared in an article (archived here) published on Weveryday.com on March 3, 2023. It opened: Elon Musk…

    • Mar 10, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
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  • Fact Check: TikTok Video Is NOT Real Bill Gates TV Interview - It's Deepfake Of Australian Show

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    Did Sarah Ferguson, the host of the Australian daily current affairs news program "7.30," pose several testy and loaded questions to Bill Gates when she interviewed him, resulting in Gates finally declaring, "OK that's enough. This interview is over. Thank you"? No, that's not true: It's a deepfake video circulating on social media. Ferguson did have Gates as a guest…

    • Mar 9, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: TikTok Video Is NOT Real Bill Gates TV Interview - It's Deepfake Of Australian Show Deepfake Video
  • Fact Check: NO 'Premeditated Murder' Arrest Warrant Issued For Bill Gates In Philippines COVID Vaccine Rollout -- 'Heinous Crimes Court' Does Not Exist

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    Was an arrest warrant for Bill Gates issued by the "Heinous Crimes Court" in the Philippines for "premeditated murder" linked to vaccine roll out? No, that's not true: A legal expert told Lead Stories, "Philippine courts do not have the authority to issue international arrest warrants under the Philippines Rules of Criminal Procedure." The expert says there's no such entity…

    • Mar 6, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO 'Premeditated Murder' Arrest Warrant Issued For Bill Gates In Philippines COVID Vaccine Rollout -- 'Heinous Crimes Court' Does Not Exist No Such Court
  • Fact Check: Vaccinated People Do NOT Become The Property Of mRNA Vaccine Patent Holders -- mRNA Does NOT Alter Natural DNA

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    Do gene editing mRNA vaccine patent holders own vaccinated people outright once injected, and does mRNA alter natural human DNA? No, that's not true: A Stanford University professor of law specializing in bioethics told Lead Stories that these claims are "too absurd even to be wrong." Also, many credible medical organizations have debunked the claim that mRNA vaccines alter the…

    • Feb 27, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Vaccinated People Do NOT Become The Property Of mRNA Vaccine Patent Holders -- mRNA Does NOT Alter Natural DNA Patently False
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Bill Gates Is Creating A Seed To 'Target Black People'

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    Is Bill Gates engineering a seed that "will target Black people" and possibly kill them? No, that's not true: A video making that claim offers no evidence that Gates is producing a seed for plants that can attack the immune system of Black people and thereby kill them. According to a spokesperson for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the…

    • Feb 27, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Bill Gates Is Creating A Seed To 'Target Black People' No Such Seed
  • Fact Check: Report Does NOT Prove 'Bill Gates' Lab-Grown Meat Causes Cancer In Humans'

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    Does a report assessing the safety of a plant-based meat product made by a company in which Bill Gates has invested prove that meat grown in a laboratory causes cancer in humans? No, that's not true: Since the report doesn't even consider lab-grown meat, it can't prove it's carcinogenic when eaten by people because the two products are not the…

    • Feb 23, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Report Does NOT Prove 'Bill Gates' Lab-Grown Meat Causes Cancer In Humans' Fact Check: Report Does NOT Prove 'Bill Gates' Lab-Grown Meat Causes Cancer In Humans' Not Lab-Grown
  • Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Invent Computer Viruses To Sell Microsoft Antivirus Programs

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    Did Bill Gates create computer viruses and infect Microsoft computers to then sell antivirus software programs? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that either Gates or his company deliberately created and spread computer viruses, and a spokesperson from Gates' private office confirmed to Lead Stories that such a claim is false. Creeper, the first experimental self-replicating computer virus, was…

    • Feb 14, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Invent Computer Viruses To Sell Microsoft Antivirus Programs Not Gates Made
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Linking Bill Gates To Egg Shortage In US

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    Did Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates or any of the business entities affiliated with him cause an egg shortage in the U.S.? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support this theory. The claim appeared in a video on Instagram on January 31, 2023, under the title: BILL GATES SYNTHETIC EGG PLAN COMING ALONG NICELY! EGG SHORTAGE...NOW THIS? The…

    • Feb 1, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Linking Bill Gates To Egg Shortage In US Words≠Proof
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