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2024-02-20 02:04:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AC80412B3806C97EFBA50E912740EC6B359F05BD9548E17C7689D2D92886E368
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Bill Gates didn’t order anything. The fake rumor is that Microsoft plans to disable computers of users who share “non-mainstream content”. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was interviewed by Lester Holt. peoplesvoice reported fake news from the interview. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/microsoft-ceo-disable-computers/ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-calls-taylor-swift-deepfakes-alarming-terr-rcna136402 https://www.newstarget.com/2024-02-12-microsoft-ai-misinformation-censorship-disable-windows-pc.html https://www.dailydot.com/debug/microsoft-computer-shut-down-conspiracy-theory/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Voice_(newspaper)
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