{"id":543143,"date":"2021-05-27T15:20:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=543143"},"modified":"2021-05-27T15:20:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:20:33","slug":"fact-check-did-navy-seals-raid-bill-gates-ranch-in-wyoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-navy-seals-raid-bill-gates-ranch-in-wyoming\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Navy SEALs Raid Bill Gates\u2019 Ranch In Wyoming?"},"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\">22<\/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-navy-seals-raid-bill-gates-ranch-in-wyoming%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=543143&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1252191631-scaled-e1622141890974.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jillmarie.hull.9\/posts\/288421612989708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims a group of Navy SEALs raided Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates\u2019 ranch home in Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence this raid occurred. The claim appears to have stemmed from a website that says it contains \u201chumor, parody, and satire.\u201d Respective spokespeople for the Department of Defense and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation refuted the allegation.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jillmarie.hull.9\/posts\/288421612989708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claim<\/a> about Gates being the target of a Navy SEALs raid started circulating after he and his wife, Melinda, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-56975466#:~:text=Bill%20and%20Melinda%20Gates%20have,marriage%2C%22%20the%20pair%20tweeted.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> they were getting divorced. The couple on May 3 tweeted a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melindagates\/status\/1389316399428866049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">joint<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillGates\/status\/1389316412259270657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> from their respective Twitter accounts, saying that they \u201cwill continue our work together at the foundation\u201d but \u201cno longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jillmarie.hull.9\/posts\/288421612989708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This particular Facebook post<\/a> alleges that less than two weeks after the divorce announcement, Navy SEALs \u201cstormed a Gates\u2019 owned property in northwest Wyoming and clashed with security forces Gates had hired to protect the 492-acre ranch.\u201d In the comments, the user included a link to a <a href=\"https:\/\/beforeitsnews.com\/alternative\/2021\/05\/navy-seals-storm-gates-wyoming-ranch-3750813.html?fbclid=IwAR3XcB6ASTbYcI1DuIs0WdJIkAZBiySX8G-T0kpUykTkgBeVrGHmoWq8YBo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Before It\u2019s News article<\/a> that further claimed the raid was coordinated by Melinda Gates and former President Donald Trump because Gates had \u201cvisited Epstein Island 24 times between 1997-2017 and, on Epstein\u2019s advice, had spent $36,000,000 to excavate his own subterranean \u2018child dungeon\u2019 beneath Irma Lake Lodge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Gates does, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/05\/13\/business\/bill-melinda-gates-divorce.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a>, have a ranch in Wyoming, there is no indication it was raided by Navy SEALs. Neither the <a href=\"https:\/\/search.usa.gov\/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;affiliate=defensegov&amp;sort_by=&amp;query=Bill+Gates+Wyoming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Defense<\/a> nor the <a href=\"https:\/\/search.justice.gov\/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;affiliate=justice&amp;sort_by=&amp;query=Bill+Gates+Wyoming+home+raided\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Justice<\/a> mention the supposed operation on their respective websites. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Gates+wyoming+home+raided&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&amp;oq=Gates+wyoming+home+raided&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10i160.3881j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">search<\/a> of national and local news also didn\u2019t turn up any credible reports about such a raid on the property.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no truth in that allegation,\u201d said a Department of Defense spokesperson in an email to Check Your Fact. A spokesperson for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation likewise denied the allegation via email, saying, \u201cThis claim is false.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/06\/26\/fact-check-bill-gates-jeffrey-epsteins-private-island-17-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">previously debunked<\/a> the claim that Gates flew at least 17 times to the private island of the deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/03\/09\/fact-check-navy-seals-arrest-hillary-clinton-treason\/\">(RELATED: No, Navy SEALs Did Not Arrest Hillary Clinton For Treason On March 2)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Facebook post\u2019s claim appear to originate from Real Raw News, a website that published an article titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/2021\/05\/navy-seals-storm-gates-wyoming-ranch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NAVY SEALs STORM Gates\u2019 Wyoming Ranch<\/a>\u201d on May 20. However, Real Raw News includes a Disclaimer on <a href=\"https:\/\/realrawnews.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">its \u201cAbout Us\u201d page<\/a> that says the site \u201ccontains humor, parody, and satire.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/05\/07\/fact-check-members-joint-chiefs-of-staff-overthrown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Viral<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/05\/18\/fact-check-liz-cheney-indicted-treason-high-crimes-navy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">false<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/04\/21\/fact-check-was-joe-biden-denied-entry-to-the-pentagon-on-april-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claims<\/a> on social media have previously stemmed from stories published by Real Raw News.<\/p>\n<p>Gates is a popular target for misinformation on social media. In April, Check Your Fact found to be <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/04\/01\/fact-check-bill-gates-klaus-schwab-covid-greater-control-mankind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">false<\/a> a viral Facebook post that alleged Gates once said, \u201cDNA \u2018COVID-19\u2019 vaccines should give us extreme control over population worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims a group of Navy SEALs raided Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates\u2019 ranch home in Wyoming.Verdict: False There is no evidence this raid occurred. 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