Fact-checkers say a Facebook video portraying Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates warning of "water lockdowns" is not authentic.
The clip appears to use changed audio and likely modified visuals to make it seem as though he said something he did not.
The misleading post uses a polished-looking video to spread false information, tapping into fears about climate change, shortages, and money-making schemes.
According to Full Fact, the clip repurposes real footage of Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates speaking to reporters, but the soundtrack and on-screen caption present a different message from the original video.
In the unaltered footage, Gates was discussing his voluntary appearance before the House Oversight Committee in connection with Jeffrey Epstein.
Full Fact said it could find no evidence that Gates ever made the claims featured in the edited version, which presents him as predicting "water lockdowns" and endorsing something called "the United States Water Reserve."
The organization also noted that Gates' lip movements may have been digitally altered to line up more closely with the fake audio track.
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