Claim: A major conspiracy theory that was all around the social media was that the Coronavirus patent was granted to Bill Gates Funded Institute In 2018 and that Bill Gates has created the new Coronavirus by sponsoring its research. This theory majorly evolved into existence as people questioned the event held by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security association with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and World Economic Forum, which focused on emergency preparedness in the event of a "severe pandemic." The Gates Foundation also helped fund the UK's Pirbright Institute, which holds a patent related to the development of a weakened strain of the coronavirus that could be used to vaccinate birds.
Fact-check: 10 Twitter posts on Covid-19 that mislead the world - First Check
Verdict: these were all misleading claims. the bill and melinda gates foundation had been working on the emergency response program to build a culture of preparedness to combat viral diseases. since the foundation chose to focus on infectious disease threats, it has announced to donate $100 million to coronavirus detection, isolation, and treatment efforts. previously, it has collaborated with research institutes to tackle infections, improve well-being, and protect at-risk populations.
Organisation: First Check
Author: Abeen Bilal
Date published: 2020-06-05T03:12:15