Covid-era conspiracy theories accuse Bill Gates of ‘creating’ hantavirus outbreak
Summary
A recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has led some social media users to revive false conspiracy theories, wrongly accusing Bill Gates of creating or benefiting from the outbreak. Health experts and the World Health Organization say these claims are unfounded and that hantavirus is unlikely to cause a global pandemic.Key Facts
- Nine confirmed cases of hantavirus have been reported on the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius.
- Some people on social media are sharing conspiracy theories linking Bill Gates to the hantavirus outbreak.
- These theories include false claims about The Simpsons predicting the outbreak and references to the Epstein Files.
- An old Bill Gates interview warning about future pandemics has been misused to suggest he is planning pandemics.
- Bill Gates is a major contributor to the World Health Organization, but conspiracy claims that he profits from pandemics have no evidence.
- The World Health Organization states hantavirus is not likely to become a pandemic.
- Similar conspiracy theories about Bill Gates were common during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to circulate without proof.
- The news source France 24 analyzed and debunked these conspiracy theories in a recent report.
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