evidence: A quotation about choosing lazy people for a hard job is being widely shared on social media through a post attributing it to Bill Gates. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post. [...] Fact: There is no evidence to show that this statement about choosing a lazy person for a hard job was made by Bill Gates. Similar statements about choosing a lazy person were at least available since 1920. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE. [...] To sum it up, there is no evidence to state that Bill Gates made this statement about choosing a lazy person to do a hard job.