{"id":1456058,"date":"2022-04-27T20:29:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T00:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1456058"},"modified":"2022-04-27T20:29:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T00:29:50","slug":"fact-check-did-twitter-suspend-bill-gates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-twitter-suspend-bill-gates\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Twitter Suspend Bill Gates?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-twitter-suspend-bill-gates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1456058&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/simon.egwu.100\/posts\/pfbid02bcetryiMkFHGH2Q4fVD53cq3Exz1fUoEBGHXfFFNvzZERczScVyiUKb8oxdTJLHul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims Twitter suspended Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates from its platform.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The image is digitally fabricated. Gates\u2019 Twitter profile has not been suspended.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who recently finalized a deal to purchase Twitter, mocked Gates on Twitter for allegedly shorting Tesla stock despite publicly committing to fight climate change, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/25\/why-elon-musk-took-aim-at-bill-gates-on-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>An image shared on Facebook claims the new Twitter owner took his feud with Gates a step further and suspended him from the platform. The image shows what appears to be a screenshot of Gates\u2019 suspended Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBREAKING UPDATE,\u201d reads the image\u2019s caption. \u201cBILL GATES TWITTER HANDLE HAS BEING SUSPENDED.\u201d<span class=\"pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu\">\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/06\/fact-check-twitter-employee-resignation-elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: <\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/06\/fact-check-twitter-employee-resignation-elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Did A Twitter Employee Tweet His Resignation After Elon Musk Joined The Board Of Directors?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The image is digitally fabricated. Gates\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillGates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter page<\/a> is still active and has been <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/*\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillGates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived<\/a> every day since April 7. There is no indication the account was suspended. Gates has tweeted several times over the last few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>There are likewise no credible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Twitter+suspends+Bill+Gates&#038;oq=Twitter+suspends+Bill+Gates&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64.8859j1j7&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news reports<\/a> suggesting that Gates, who has more than 58 million followers, was suspended from the platform. Musk has publicly stated he intends to loosen the restrictions on Twitter. \u201cI hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means,\u201d he said in an April 25 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1518623997054918657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s acquisition of Twitter has prompted numerous false claims. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/18\/fact-check-donald-trump-tweet-elon-musk-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> a fake tweet allegedly from former President Donald Trump that stated, \u201cIt\u2019s good to be back, thanks Elon!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook claims Twitter suspended Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates from its platform.Verdict: False The image is digitally fabricated. Gates\u2019 Twitter profile has not been suspended. 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