Claim: A Facebook post claims Bill Gates, the American billionaire who is supporting research into a COVID-19 vaccine, was in New Zealand at the end of May.
Fact-check: Bill Gates wasn't in NZ this year and those microchip claims have already been debunked
Verdict: false - the primary claims of the content are factually inaccurate or misleading.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2020-06-19T00:00:00