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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-gates-foundation-ticks/(permalink)

Author: snopes.com

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language

English

Date published

2026-05-22

Claims (1)

Microsoft founder Bill Gates, whose foundation funds health research initiatives, is behind the proliferation of a tick that spreads alpha-gal syndrome, a condition that causes humans to develop a potentially life-threatening allergy to red meat and other products that contain the molecule alpha-gal.

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