Bill Gates
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 18, 2022
The co-founder of Microsoft had a few minor run-ins with the law.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 25, 2021
Genuine news outlets don't carry "parody" disclaimers.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 4, 2021
When the Gateses announced their divorce on May 3, 2021, old rumors about their relationship bec ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 6, 2021
Conspiratorial social media posts baselessly linked the philanthropist to eugenics.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 5, 2021
Sensationalized headlines mischaracterize the efforts of Harvard's SCoPEx project.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 1, 2020
A spoof omnibus conspiracy theory linked a company developing a potential COVID-19 vaccine to se ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 21, 2020
A years-old hoax recirculated in 2020 — this time with Gates' name attached to it.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 18, 2020
While an Italian politician truly did call for Bill Gates to be arrested, this position has not ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 1, 2020
Bill Gates was featured in a 1997 issue of George magazine, but so were other people.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 30, 2020
A doctored image was used to promulgate an old conspiracy theory about Bill Gates.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 10, 2020
A fresh meme resurrected and combined some stale claims that we had already investigated at length.
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 24, 2019
A false controversy from 2009 continues to fuel misinformation many years later.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 30, 2018
A number of tech billionaires seemingly agree on at least one piece of parenting advice: Limit y ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
March 10, 2017
The computer magnate believes that vaccines can be used to reduce childhood mortality and ultima ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 24, 2016
An image suggesting that Bill and Melinda Gates are giving away free college textbooks is somewh ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 9, 2015
Donald Trump made some confusing remarks about an internet shutdown or ban, but he appeared to b ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
July 22, 2012
Wherein Bill Gates supposedly explains to a waiter why he left a much smaller tip than his son did.
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 17, 2006
A photograph shows eleven original staff members of Microsoft back in 1978.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 25, 2005
One of the oldest Internet hoaxes holds that Microsoft and other companies are giving $5,000 to ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
July 11, 2002
General Motors responds to Bill Gates' comparison of advances in computing to the automotive ind ...
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