Claim: A post shared hundreds of times on Facebook claims that Didier Raoult, a French specialist in infectious diseases, is urging Africans "not to take Bill Gates vaccine" against coronavirus as it contains "poison". This is false: the institute which Raoult directs denied he ever made these claims; moreover, no vaccine yet exists against coronavirus.
Fact-check: French doctor did not urge Africans to avoid a "Bill Gates vaccine"
Verdict: no,dr. raoult did not urge african not to take "bill gates" vaccine
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Amanuel Neguede
Date published: 2020-04-09T15:38:00