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Snopes rated the claim “Microsoft founder Bill Gates, whose foundation funds health research initiatives, is behind the proliferation of a tick that spreads alpha-gal syndrome, a condition that causes humans to develop a potentially life-threatening allergy to red meat and other products that contain the molecule alpha-…” False.

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Captured 2026-08-15 from Snopes. The archived copy is preserved so this citation survives link rot.