[Deaf and Discerning]

Have you noticed that not one of those stories can provide an actual quote? This is nothing but click bait.

Good point.

[DugwayDuke]

Deaf and Discerning wrote: “Good point.”

Here’s the story:

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-bill-gates-fake-3-billion-q/fact-check-no-evidence-bill-gates-said-at-least-3-billion-people-need-to-die-idUSKBN29Y20D

The viral clip does not feature Bill Gates, but a man identified as “Dr. Robert O. Young” who is allegedly quoting Gates during a panel entitled “International Tribunal for Natural Justice”, a group that has spread conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic, news reports say.

Young, a promoter of the “alkaline diet” to cure diseases (a theory discredited by experts and explained here ), was convicted in 2016 for practising medicine without a licence and spent several months in jail.

VERDICT
False. There is no evidence Bill Gates said “at least 3 billion people need to die”. The statement appears to be a misrepresentation of his view on slowing population growth through improving access to healthcare, including vaccination and contraception.