Bill Gates is now the leading target for coronavirus conspiracies, says report

Bill Gates in 2019 when things were simpler. | Photo by Mike Cohen/Getty Images for The New York Times Bill Gates is now the favorite target for coronavirus misinformation according to data compiled by the New York Times and Zignal Labs, a company that analyzes media sources. Conspiracy theories conflating Gates with the virus were mentioned 1.2 million times on TV and social media from February to April, 33 percent more often than the 2nd most popular conspiracy theory linking 5G with COVID-19