“FOI request showed that RTÉ 'took orders' from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation”
Social media posts
Claim dated 3 Feb 2021.
TheJournal.ie rated thisFalse
What TheJournal.ie found
RTÉ did not receive any money or financial assistance from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 February 2021. TheJournal.ie (Ireland) looked into it and published its finding on 14 February 2021, 11 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4053881341313270&set=a.267603216607787&type=3&the…
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