Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who is also a philanthropist, reportedly launched an artificial breast milk company. A viral upload on Facebook social media also mentioned the possibility of Gates' intentional 'investment' in the COVID-19 vaccine.
Not only about artificial breast milk and accusations of investing in a COVID-19 vaccine, Gates is also called the largest owner of agricultural land in the United States. The post was written in a sarcastic tone.
"Bill Gates is amazing. He launched artificial milk just as there was a formula shortage in America; he was the biggest investor in 'V' and there was an epidemic; he was America's biggest landowner and there was a food crisis. He seemed to be a fortune teller," the post reads. .
No need to talk about vaccines anymore (there have been many denials and explanations of a number of accusations against Gates), this time we will focus on discussing artificial breast milk. Is the fact true? Is it true that Gates already has an artificial breast milk company?
Gates, through his investment firm, Breakthrough Energy, has twice invested in Biomilq, a start-up that works to reproduce breast milk outside the body. This funding will be carried out in 2020 and in 2021.
As a number of other fact-checkers have reported, it is arguably misleading to imply that the current Biomilq product is a viable alternative to infant formula. It goes without saying that Gates has profited from the recent shortage of formula in the US.
The Biomilq website explicitly explains the product remains in the early stages of development. A company spokesman told AFP that currently Biomilq has no product on the market and will not be around for the next four to five years.
As for the most landowners in the US, as of January 2021, Gates and his ex-wife Melinda are the owners of the largest farmland in America with an area of approximately 242,000 hectares.
As Snopes reports, a 2021 report compiled by the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Agricultural Statistics Service states that there are 895.3 million hectares of farmland in the United States, meaning Gates' land accounts for about 0.03% of total farmland.
After Gates' divorce in August 2021, it's unclear how much land Gates himself continues to hold. Not to mention the question of whether Gates remains the largest farm owner in the United States or not. Thus quoting Full Fact.