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A photo showing a newspaper, 2011 edition of Ireland-based newspaper The Sovereign Independent, claiming that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates wants to reduce the world population through “forced vaccination" has resurfaced online.
The front page headline says, “Depopulation Through Forced Vaccination: The Zero Carbon Solution".
(Archives of similar claims can be seen here and here.)
What’s the truth?: This claim is false. This article incorrectly suggests that Gates wants to depopulate the world through vaccinations.
It links this to Gates’ speech in 2010, wherein he stated that vaccinations can reduce child mortality, which in turn will lead to reduced birth rates, population growth and lesser carbon emissions.
How did we find out the truth?: We performed a keyword search and found that the viral cover image is of the fourth edition of the Ireland-based newspaper, The Sovereign Independent, which was published in 2011.
According to a note by its editor Dave Derby, the first edition was published in 2009. However, this newspaper is not available online now.
We noticed that the paper often shared conspiracy theories in 2011.
What did the article claim?: We accessed the archived version of this newspaper’s June 2011 version, which can be seen here.
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