{"id":16896,"date":"2020-06-14T09:02:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T13:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=16896"},"modified":"2020-06-14T09:03:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T13:03:41","slug":"exposebillgates-meme-goes-viral-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=16896","title":{"rendered":"<b>#ExposeBillGates<\/b> Meme Goes Viral Globally"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>#ExposeBillGates explodes on Twitter as conspiracy theorists vow to avoid Covid-19 vaccine connected to billionaire<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->RT.com<\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates\u2019 omnipresence in the media during the Covid-19 pandemic has turned into a mass obsession with many, and conspiracy theorists got #ExposeBillGates trending on Twitter on a planned \u201cday of action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The coronavirus pandemic created a number of speculations around the Microsoft Founder over his support of extended lockdown measures, his large contributions to the World Health Organization, and past comments on vaccines.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__text text \">\n<p><em>\u201cThe public is finally waking up. I\u2019ve never liked this guy and if you really listen to him talk and watch his interviews you\u2019ll know he DOESN\u2019T have our best interest in mind,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0author Peter Vooogd tweeted on Saturday. It was one of the many tweets linked to the #ExposeBillGates hashtag, which itself stemmed from a planned\u00a0<em>\u201cday of action\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 announced by author Derrick Broze last\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hive.blog\/activism\/@dbroze\/announcing-exposebillgates-global-day-of-action-on-june-13-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">month<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 to expose the billionaire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterVoogd23\/status\/1271832454391717888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1271832454391717888&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F491749-expose-bill-gates-twitter-coronavirus%2F<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today is the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ExposeBillGates?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ExposeBillGates<\/a> day of action. The first day the silent majority stands up around the world &amp; speaks in one voice that we no longer believe their lies. That WE, as free human beings, forge our own path &amp; demand accountability to the people, starting with Bill Gates. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aCdHnREfQ9\">https:\/\/t.co\/aCdHnREfQ9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Last American Vagabond (@TLAVagabond) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TLAVagabond\/status\/1271806377304997893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Other tweets included a video blasting Gates for his outspokenness on Covid-19 despite not being an elected official, as well as his support of extending lockdown measures across the world. Accusations of\u00a0<em>\u201cpopulation control\u201d<\/em>\u00a0were also doled out based on Gates\u2019 work providing vaccines to poorer countries through his foundation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I see that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ExposeBillGates?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ExposeBillGates<\/a> is trending.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m heartened by this bcos I\u2019ve followed his wife\u2019s work in Africa for almost 10years and I\u2019ve been trying to expose their population control agenda in Africa.<br \/>I wrote about them in my book \u201cTarget Africa\u201d. Read it!<\/p>\n<p>These people hate us. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zu1t7eZ5fz\">pic.twitter.com\/zu1t7eZ5fz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Obianuju Ekeocha (@obianuju) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/obianuju\/status\/1271874322215383040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Others promised to never take any vaccine Gates has involvement with, including conservative author Michelle Malkin.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ian56789\/status\/1271828122925744129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1271828122925744129&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F491749-expose-bill-gates-twitter-coronavirus%2F<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In honor of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ExposeBillGates?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ExposeBillGates<\/a> day, RTing my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoGatesVaccine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoGatesVaccine<\/a> declaration from last month! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UQnVPnNsis\">https:\/\/t.co\/UQnVPnNsis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michellemalkin\/status\/1271817409087762435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some social media users, however, did not take the conspiracy theories seriously and instead used the hashtag to poke fun at Gates.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ExposeBillGates?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ExposeBillGates<\/a> is trending. It\u2019s got to be for this, right? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zb38kQgSs8\">pic.twitter.com\/zb38kQgSs8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carol Roth (@caroljsroth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caroljsroth\/status\/1271826594047430658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Though conspiracy theories about Gates are based more on conjecture than hard evidence, they have caught on with the public. Media analytics company Zignal Labs reported the conspiracy theory that Gates wants to implant tracking microchips into citizens under the guise of stopping Covid-19 was mentioned on social media more than a million times before May.<\/p>\n<p>A Yahoo News\/YouGov poll that showed around 20 percent of respondents believe Gates wants to track people\u2019s personal information through microchips. For Republicans, that number in the poll shoots above 40 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Gates denied wanting to implant microchips in citizens and called the poll results\u00a0<em>\u201cconcerning,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0though he did admit a mass\u00a0<em>\u201cdata system\u201d<\/em>\u00a0keep track of people\u2019s information was a good idea to prevent future pandemics.<\/p>\n<p>Gates\u2019 standing in the world has only increased since the pandemic began, which likely feeds many of the conspiracy theorists untrusting of him. With the US backing out of support for the World Health Organization, he is set to become the group\u2019s largest contributor, a fact that worries many as the Microsoft founder is a private citizen who could theoretically carry a lot of power during global situations.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/491749-expose-bill-gates-twitter-coronavirus\/\">https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/491749-expose-bill-gates-twitter-coronavirus\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#ExposeBillGates explodes on Twitter as conspiracy theorists vow to avoid Covid-19 vaccine connected to billionaire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16896\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}