{"id":539789,"date":"2021-05-25T12:50:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T16:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=539789"},"modified":"2021-05-25T12:50:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T16:50:55","slug":"fact-check-did-chelsea-clinton-criticize-bill-gates-in-a-tweet-for-pursuing-a-physical-relationship-with-an-underling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-chelsea-clinton-criticize-bill-gates-in-a-tweet-for-pursuing-a-physical-relationship-with-an-underling\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Chelsea Clinton Criticize Bill Gates In A Tweet For Pursuing A \u2018Physical Relationship With An Underling\u2019?"},"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\">38<\/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-chelsea-clinton-criticize-bill-gates-in-a-tweet-for-pursuing-a-physical-relationship-with-an-underling%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=539789&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>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chris.brockswoll\/posts\/10226113682168374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;allegedly shows a tweet from Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in which she criticizes Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for pursuing a \u201cphysical relationship with an underling.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7199290\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7199290\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7199290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-25-at-9.32.15-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook\/Screenshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-25-at-9.32.15-AM.jpg 442w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-25-at-9.32.15-AM-119x120.jpg 119w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-25-at-9.32.15-AM-620x625-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-25-at-9.32.15-AM-768x774-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-25-at-9.32.15-AM-1536x1549-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-25-at-9.32.15-AM-2048x2066-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7199290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook\/Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no record of her sending the tweet. A spokesperson for Chelsea Clinton confirmed it is fake.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Clinton has become a popular target of fake tweets in recent weeks. This month, Check Your Fact debunked one claiming she <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/05\/10\/fact-check-chelsea-clinton-tweet-jesus-alive-today-working-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> that \u201cif Jesus were alive today he\u2019d be working at Planned Parenthood\u201d and another alleging she <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/05\/20\/fact-check-chelsea-clinton-tweet-skin-white-mean-be-white\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sent<\/a> a tweet saying having white skin \u201cdoesn\u2019t mean you have to BE white.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An image being shared online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chris.brockswoll\/posts\/10226113682168374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">now claims<\/a> she tweeted May 17: \u201cThe more I hear about Bill Gates behavior the more I ashamed for him I feel. What kind of man pursues a physical relationship with an underling and has relations with her in their office??? Time to close the window on him. I always liked Mac better anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The purported tweet has circulated after the Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/microsoft-directors-decided-bill-gates-needed-to-leave-board-due-to-prior-relationship-with-staffer-11621205803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> Gates allegedly had an extramarital affair with a Microsoft employee starting in 2000. A spokesperson for Gates told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/microsoft-directors-decided-bill-gates-needed-to-leave-board-due-to-prior-relationship-with-staffer-11621205803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> that \u201cthere was an affair almost 20 years ago which ended amicably.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In some instances, the seeming irony of the supposed Chelsea Clinton tweet was noted by social media users, who appeared to reference Bill Clinton having an <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5120561\/bill-clinton-monica-lewinsky-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">affair<\/a> with a White House intern while he was president. But the supposed May 17 tweet from the younger Clinton seems to have been fabricated.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact searched Chelsea Clinton\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=Bill%20Gates%20(from%3AChelseaClinton)&amp;src=typed_query\">verified Twitter account<\/a> and found nothing resembling the message. The image being shared online also shows the tweet was allegedly sent via Twitter for Android, but her recent tweets all appear to have been posted using <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChelseaClinton\/status\/1389574946880462854\">Twitter for iPhone<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChelseaClinton\/status\/1390734240115998730\">Twitter Web App<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, there is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Chelsea+Clinton+criticizes+Bill+Gates+in+tweet&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&amp;ei=VmKsYJiIEYSqtQbIoKiIAQ&amp;oq=Chelsea+Clinton+criticizes+Bill+Gates+in+tweet&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgAELADEB46CQgAELADEAgQHjoFCAAQkQI6BAgAEEM6CggAELEDEIMBEEM6BAguEEM6BQgAELEDOgIIADoHCAAQsQMQQzoHCC4QsQMQQzoFCC4QkQI6CwguELEDEMcBEKMCOggILhCRAhCTAjoLCC4QxwEQrwEQkQI6CgguELEDEEMQkwI6CAguELEDEIMBOgIILjoICC4QxwEQrwE6BQguELEDOgUIABDJAzoICC4QsQMQkwI6CgguEMcBEK8BEAo6BwgAEMcDEAM6BwghEAoQoAE6BQghEKsCOgUIIRCgAVC1rrABWK76sAFgl_uwAWgGcAB4AYAB8QGIAa8okgEHMTguMjguMZgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXqwAQDIAQPAAQE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiYi4T85ePwAhUEVc0KHUgQChEQ4dUDCA4&amp;uact=5\">no credible news reporting<\/a> to corroborate its authenticity, further indicating the tweet is fabricated. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/05\/10\/fact-check-chelsea-clinton-tweet-jesus-alive-today-working-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Chelsea Clinton Tweet, \u2018If Jesus Were Alive Today He\u2019d Be Working At Planned Parenthood\u2019?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can confirm this is fake,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sara-horowitz-6611728\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sara Horowitz<\/a>, a spokesperson for Chelsea Clinton, in an email to Check Your Fact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook\u00a0allegedly shows a tweet from Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in which she criticizes Microsoft &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312951,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-25-at-9.32.15-AM.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Did Chelsea Clinton Criticize Bill Gates In A Tweet For Pursuing A \u2018Physical Relationship With An Underling\u2019?","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-539789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-25-at-9.32.15-AM.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Did Chelsea Clinton Criticize Bill Gates In A Tweet For Pursuing A \u2018Physical Relationship With An Underling\u2019?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}