Musk Attacks Gates After Report On Musk's Twitter Acquisition

Elon Musk attacks Bill Gates after report reveals Gates Foundation spent millions attacking Musk's Twitter acquisition

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday slammed billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates after a report claimed that the Microsoft co-founder poured millions into attacking Musk's $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.

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Far-right publication Breitbart News claimed that hundreds of millions of dollars flew from Gates' foundation to 11 of the 26 organisations that

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"signed an open letter last month urging Twitter advertisers to boycott the company if Elon Musk restores free speech on the platform".

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Citing research and analysis from the Foundation for Freedom Online (FFO), the report analysed public filings to trace hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions from the letter signatories back to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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"In total, 11 of the 26 anti-Musk organisations received funding from a Gates-backed entity," the report claimed.

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Musk replied: "What a d*** move!" "You think that's bad, wait until you find out what he put in your vaccine," Musk replied to a follower.

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As per FFO's analysis, Gates Foundation paid 102 separate cash grants to or through New Venture Fund, totaling $457 million.

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