evidence: The claim: Video shows Bill Gates discussing COVID-19 vaccine, Microsoft origins [...] The video shows the interviewer first accusing Gates of stealing the idea for the operating system Windows from another person. Then the conversation turns to the topic of COVID-19. [...] The video’s audio has been digitally edited. In the authentic video, Gates does not mention the COVID-19 vaccine or the origins of Microsoft. Instead, he discusses climate change, pandemic preparedness and misinformation.