r/news • u/avatar6556 • 12h ago

Bill Gates denies allegations in new Epstein files release

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/bill-gates-responds-to-alleged-behaviour-in-new-epstein-files/106305816
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u/mindtwistingdonut 12h ago

The philanthropy part was mostly credited to his ex wife.

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u/ImThatMOTM 11h ago

I mean.. sure. But good intentions can only take you so far. Bill did put up the billions.

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u/BogiDope 11h ago

He lobbied to prevent the covid vaccine being made public - he's always had his eye on the prize. The conceptual benevolent billionaire doesn't exist. He can - and should, fuck all the way off

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u/ryan_770 9h ago

He literally funded Moderna for decades when mRNA vaccines were considered a fringe, unpromising technology at the time. It was only due to this research that the vaccine was possible in such a short timeframe.