Bill Gates says he was surprised at being targeted by COVID-19 conspiracy theorists and 'people were looking for a boogeyman'
"I guess people are looking for the 'boogeyman' behind the curtain, the over-simplistic explanation. Malevolence is a lot easier to understand than biology," he said.
Several COVID-19 conspiracy theories have surrounded Gates in recent years. Some suggest he profited from the virus, while others blamed its entire existence on Gates. He previously that he's faced public harassment with people yelling at him for"putting chips into people."that he was more often the target of conspiracy theories than Anthony Fauci, former chief medical advisor to the president of the United States, because he's more known internationally.into researching, developing, and delivering vaccines through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Gates was also one of the confounders of the Giving Pledge, a promise by some of the world's wealthiest individuals to give away most of their wealth. Representatives for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation did not reply to Insider's request for comment made outside normal working hours.Subscribe to push notifications
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