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2024-08-05 20:16:48 UTC - HELPFUL
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Bill Gates was talking about reducing the rate of population growth, not the population by 10 or 15%. Gates has stated improving vaccines and health care can paradoxically slow the rate of population growth in poor countries, because it lowers the child mortality rate. https://www.planet-today.com/2023/11/bill-gates-roars-with-laughter-when.html https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-9917566788 https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/nov/03/viral-image/no-bill-gates-didnt-write-an-article-called-depopu/
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