“The Gates Foundation "tested a polio vax in India between 2000 & 2017 and paralysed 496,000 children.”
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Claim dated 13 Apr 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The Gates Foundation has long supported polio vaccination efforts in India. But there is no evidence that 496,000 children were paralyzed due to a polio vaccine.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 April 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 April 2020, 10 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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