A March 2 article from the website News Punch makes a serious allegation about Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
“Bill Gates Arrest Warrant Issued in Philippines For ‘Premeditated Murder’ Linked To Vaccine Roll Out,” reads the headline.
The article was shared on Facebook more than 3,000 times in a week, according to CrowdTangle, a social media analytics tool.
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No such warrant has been issued. The court named in the article does not exist, and no proceedings related to Gates and the COVID-19 vaccines have been reported in the Philippines.
A Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spokesperson said the claim that a warrant had been issued for Gates in connection with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is false.
There are also no reliable news reports of a warrant being issued for Gates or a government investigation into vaccine-related deaths in the country.
The claim originated with News Punch, a website that routinely publishes fabricated stories about Gates and other high-profile figures. USA TODAY has debunked its claims that a study found lab-grown meat from a Gates-backed company causes cancer, that Gates tweeted about adding vaccines to the food supply and that he told the World Economic Forum that "death panels" would soon be necessary.
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