The claim
Bill Gates finanzierte Biowaffenexperimente zur Übertragung der Vogelgrippe auf den Menschen.
Rating
Die Behauptung ist falsch. Bei den fraglichen Forschungen geht es nicht um die Entwicklung von Biowaffen. Sie sollen ganz im Gegenteil die Ausbreitung der Vogelgrippe auf den Menschen verhindern.
Reviewed by dpa ↗ ·
Original fact check ↗Original review summary
The review says the Gates Foundation’s funding supported research to identify H5N1 mutations that could threaten human health, as an early-warning effort—not to develop a bioweapon. It reports that the research aimed to help predict pandemic potential and protect public health.[S1]
Additional context
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced the $9.5 million support on November 19, 2009, describing the research as an effort to identify mutations that could serve as an early warning system for potential flu pandemics. [S1]
The review also notes that the EU medicines agency authorized two vaccines for possible use in an H5N1 pandemic in February 2024. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] dpa original review
Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026