Accused Of Being Behind The COViD-19 Pandemic, This Is Bill Gates' Answer

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JAKARTA - Co-founder and billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates said he was surprised by the many 'crazy and evil' conspiracy theories about him that spread on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gates said the millions of posts online and a "crazy conspiracy theory" about him and US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci he described as a combination of the terrifying viral pandemic and the rise of social media.

However, Bill Gates is not worried about this accusation. In fact, he will explore what is behind those who accuse him of carrying out a pandemic conspiracy.

"Nobody would have predicted that me and Dr. Fauci will be so prominent in these really evil theories, "said Gates as in an interview with Reuters.

“I was very surprised by that. I hope it's gone, "added the husband of Melinda Gates.

Gates, who resigned from his position as Chairman of Microsoft Corp. in 2014, committed to donating up to $ 1.75 billion for the COVID-19 pandemic through the philanthropic Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. These donations include support for several potential vaccine, diagnostic and treatment makers.

Since the pandemic began a year ago, millions of conspiracies have spread across the Internet, fueling misinformation about the coronavirus, its origins, and the motives of those working to fight it.

These include allegations that Fauci and Gates created a pandemic to try and control people, that they wanted to take advantage of the spread of the virus, and that they wanted to use a vaccine to insert traceable microchips into humans.

"But do people really believe that? We really need to get educated about this over the next year and understand how it changes people's behavior, how should we minimize it," explained Gates.

Gates himself praised Fauci and Kepela of the US National Institutes of Health, Francis Collins, as smart people and extraordinary people, hoping that they both could work effectively and tell the truth under the Joe Biden Administration.

"I am delighted by the team Biden has selected and the fact the United States has rejoined the World Health Organization (WHO) to address the health crisis," Gates said.