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2024-12-31 21:47:13 UTC - HELPFUL
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Misinterpretation. Gates was talking about reducing the rate of population growth, not the population. 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://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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