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2024-03-31 02:09:30 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The claim that Bill Gates refused to vaccinate his children is false. According to a fact-check by PolitiFact and a statement from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation confirmed by The Associated Press, Bill Gates’ children are fully vaccinated, including against COVID. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/02/viral-image/yes-bill-gates-children-are-vaccinated/ https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-bill-gates-children-vaccine-886368946553 https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN22B265/

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• The claim that Bill Gates refused to vaccinate his children is false. According to a fact-check by PolitiFact and a statement from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation confirmed by The Associated Press, Bill Gates’ children are fully vaccinated, including against COVID. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/02/viral-image/yes-bill-gates-children-are-vaccinated/ https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-bill-gates-children-vaccine-886368946553 https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN22B265/