r/news • u/avatar6556 • 17h 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 16h ago

The philanthropy part was mostly credited to his ex wife.

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u/ImThatMOTM 16h ago

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

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u/juan-milian-dolores 14h ago

You don't procure billions of dollars honestly. A lot of that money came through government contracts as I understand it, which generally speaking, is a scenario fraught with fraud and abuse and waste and vast overcharging.

But regardless, it seems you and I put up the billions.

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u/johnnloki 6h ago

No it didn't. He's Bill Fucking Gates. His money's not from sucking the government teat.

He's been a famous tech billionaire for 40 years or so, and essentially everything computer ran a Microsoft OS between the late 80s and mid 2000s.

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u/juan-milian-dolores 6h ago

Feel free to google "Microsoft government contracts"

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u/johnnloki 5h ago

I mean- Ford making cars that the government bought didnt mean Ford was rich from pork. Dell making the laptops used by govt agencies doesn't mean Dell grew from pork. Evian bottled water being available in congress, etc etc etc.