Headline screenshot Share on Facebook Philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates claims to have launched a dairy alternative called “maggot milk” made from maggots.
Verdict: False
This claim is false. A spokesperson for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation denied the allegation in an email to Check Your Fact.
Fact check:
Gates has reportedly said he wants to pay more taxes. Benzinga’s July 2024 articleAccording to the media, Gates made the comments during a 2023 “Ask Me Anything” session on the online forum Reddit.
The Facebook post claims that Gates has launched “Maggot Milk,” a dairy alternative made from maggots. A headline shared on the same post reads, “Bill Gates Launches ‘Maggot Milk’ to Feed the Masses.” According to the post’s caption, the dairy alternative is called “Entomilk.”
This claim is false. CNN article from July 2019“Entomilk” was used by South African-based start-up Gourmet Grub to make “premium ice cream.” But nowhere in the article did Gates’ name appear. Similarly, the term “Entomilk” was used by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Website Gates Verified Social media account.
a Slay News June 2024 article The article also links Gates to dairy alternatives. “Gates and his allies argue that EntoMilk should replace conventional dairy milk because they believe agriculture is destroying the planet,” it said. video It was shared by InfoWars host Alex Jones on X, who reiterates the claim that “Bill Gates wants us to drink maggot milk.” (Related: Instagram post makes false claims about the Gates Foundation and H5N1 avian flu)
Similarly, Check Your Fact There is no reliable news coverage To back up what was claimed in the Facebook post, the opposite actually happened. Top Stories It reported that the allegations were false.
Additionally, a spokesperson for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation denied the validity of the claim in an email to Check Your Fact.
“If you’re wondering, this allegation is false,” the spokesperson said.
