{"id":2291756,"date":"2024-07-10T09:11:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-has-bill-gates-launched-a-dairy-alternative-called-maggot-milk\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T09:11:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:11:01","slug":"fact-check-has-bill-gates-launched-a-dairy-alternative-called-maggot-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-has-bill-gates-launched-a-dairy-alternative-called-maggot-milk\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Has Bill Gates Launched A Dairy Alternative Called \u2018Maggot Milk?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-has-bill-gates-launched-a-dairy-alternative-called-maggot-milk%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=2291756&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--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A screenshot of a headline <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cees.leeflang\/posts\/10228999752517671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has launched a dairy alternative made from maggots called \u201cmaggot milk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. A spokesperson for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation denied the claim\u2019s validity in an email to Check Your Fact.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gates said he wants to pay more in taxes, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/personal-finance\/24\/07\/39657043\/bill-gates-wants-to-pay-more-in-taxes-ive-been-disproportionately-rewarded-while-many-others-who\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 2024 article from Benzinga<\/a>. The outlet indicated Gates made the comment during a 2023 \u201cAsk Me Anything\u201d session via the online forum Reddit.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook post claims Gates has launched a dairy alternative made from maggots called \u201cmaggot milk.\u201d \u201cBill Gates Launches \u2018Maggot Milk\u2019 To Feed General Public,\u201d the headline shared via the same post reads. According to the post\u2019s caption, the purported dairy alternative is called \u201cEntoMilk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/07\/25\/business\/gourmet-grubb-insect-ice-cream-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 2019 article from CNN<\/a>, \u201cEntoMilk\u201d was used by South African-based start-up Gourmet Grubb to make \u201cluxury ice cream.\u201d Nowhere in the article is Gates mentioned, however. Likewise, the term \u201cEntoMilk\u201d is neither referenced on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatesfoundation.org\/ideas\/media-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> nor on any of Gates\u2019 verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044428239741\/search?q=entomilk&#038;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0XFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjRcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9IiwicnBfY2hyb25vX3NvcnQ6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcImNocm9ub3NvcnRcIixcImFyZ3NcIjpcIlwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&#038;q=%22entomilk%22%20(from%3ABillGates)%20lang%3Aen&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thisisbillgates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/slaynews.com\/news\/bill-gates-launches-maggot-milk-feed-general-public\/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2yYy05mHczrh1SKHd2YNjfPzMdPrI2By4t6LIYb6qE3zPpFVBPswvpAaA_aem_4PLICv1Ej0JrnCVeQ650Hg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 2024 article from Slay News<\/a> links Gates to the purported dairy alternative. The same article claims, \u201cGates and his allies argue that EntoMilk should replace traditional dairy milk because farming allegedly destroys the planet.\u201d The article features a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealAlexJones\/status\/1803837030532632919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> shared on X by InfoWars host Alex Jones, who repeats the claim that \u201cBill Gates wants you to drink maggot milk.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/03\/fact-check-instagram-post-makes-false-claim-about-gates-foundation-h5n1-bird-flu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Instagram Post Makes False Claim About Gates Foundation, H5N1 Bird Flu)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=53ccd5999cd137e6&#038;sca_upv=1&#038;q=Bill+Gates+Launches+%27Maggot+Milk%27+To+Feed+General+Public&#038;tbm=nws&#038;source=lnms&#038;fbs=AEQNm0Dwc9VijzN-JW-4YRo_w_BUQbKUrL1mkR3HAGvFJsTEU2RYJWgYK5J2wgZlzRhZsOrqbiSk35G3dqpeovIpLZmIzfJRIi7KzJ6R7ulRAFgorao0GeOcadvtBBKKEJCq7X3EIMtLJkij_SdXL6-MH4OpLNMdDAvkn3sf5pXmlara9RKOu4IiH58CExJm-5uM5ss0I_5lEuXjWFskRcD9T0Whjwl0kQ&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwj8uJ_jjZqHAxXTF1kFHde6BjEQ0pQJegQICBAB&#038;biw=1680&#038;bih=870&#038;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no credible news reports<\/a> to support the claim made via the Facebook post. Actually, the opposite is true. On July 3, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadstories.com\/hoax-alert\/2024\/07\/fact-check-bill-gates-did-not-launch-insect-milk-product-called-entomilk.html#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lead Stories<\/a> reported the claim was false.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, a spokesperson for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation denied the claim\u2019s validity in an email to Check Your Fact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo your inquiry, this claim is false,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read more&#8230; A screenshot of a headline shared on Facebook claims philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has launched a dairy alternative made from maggots called \u201cmaggot milk.\u201d Verdict: False The claim is false. A spokesperson for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation denied the claim\u2019s validity in an email to Check Your Fact. 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