| Record | OBS-0589 |
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| Category | Health/Vaccines |
| Status | DEBUNKED |
| Summary | A claim that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has tested vaccines on children in Africa and India, causing deaths and injuries. This is part of the broader anti-Gates conspiracy narrative. The claim is often used to suggest that Gates is using Africans as guinea pigs. |
| Origin | This claim has circulated for years, but gained renewed attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. It often references a tetanus vaccine trial in Kenya. |
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| Evidence / consensus | There is no evidence for these claims. Vaccine trials are conducted with ethical oversight. The tetanus vaccine claim was investigated and found to be false. The Gates Foundation's work is widely supported by health organizations. |
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