Did Bill Gates Make an 'Omicron' Video Game?

As Microsoft co-founder and one of the world's richest people, Bill Gates is often the subject of internet rumors, conspiracy theories and outright falsehoods. 

Over the years, Snopes readers flooded our inbox with questions about the veracity of claims made about the billionaire. We've fact-checked everything from the authenticity of a 1977 mug shot to bogus claims about him putting tracking chips in MAGA flags to his alleged ownership of a farm that produces potatoes for McDonald's French fries.

In May 2025, Bill Gates announced he intended to give away approximately $200 billion through his charity, The Gates Foundation, over the next 20 years. "I will give away virtually all my wealth through the Gates Foundation over the next 20 years to the cause of saving and improving lives around the world," Gates said in a news release. 

With the tech mogul making headlines once more, we've put together a collection of fact checks investigating rumors about him over the years.