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Bill Gates

6 statements across 6 episodes · 2 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Nov 20, 2021 by David Friedberg · said 78 times in 46 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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brought up most by Jason Calacanis (22), Chamath Palihapitiya (17), David Friedberg (14), David Sacks (7), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (5), Satya Nadella (3), Michael Ovitz (3), Brad Gerstner (3)

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Nov 20, 2021 positive
Assertion Supported
Friedberg: Bill Gates' TerraPower secured $2 billion in government funding
“He's got a company that he's been funding for years, and they're building a 500 megawatt fusion plant in Wyoming, I think. Yeah. In Wyoming, and he got two billion from the government and two billion that was funded by the company and its shareholders, which I…”
David Friedberg Nov 20, 2021 ▶ 1:03:56 E56: Constitution DAO, Rittenhouse trial coverage, private sector efficiency vs the government
May 5, 2023 negative
Assertion Contradicted
RFK Jr.: Bill Gates and WHO give DTP vaccine to 161M African kids annually
“We stopped it here, they stopped in Europe, but Bill Gates and WHO are still giving it to a hundred and sixty one million African children every year.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. May 5, 2023 ▶ 1:03:51 In conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Jun 10, 2023 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Sacks: Bill Gates admits COVID-19 vaccines do not work
“Even Bill Gates admits now that the vaccine doesn't work. It's too short acting and it doesn't hold up against variants.”
David Sacks Jun 10, 2023 ▶ 6:00 E132: SEC goes after crypto giants, Sequoia splits, LIV/PGA, Messi's deal + LIVE Q&A!
Mar 22, 2024
What-if
Chamath: Inflection AI deal would not happen without Hoffman and Gates
“They were able to get a deal for investors that would have never happened otherwise.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 46:23 E171: DOJ sues Apple, AI arms race, Reddit IPO, Realtor settlement & more
Sep 7, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Palihapitiya: Tech leaders Tim Cook and Bill Gates have embraced Donald Trump
“You saw some very truly hard cast liberals who have now completely embraced President Trump. Folks like Tim Cook, folks like Bill Gates, and I think that that's an incredible testament to him and his agenda.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Sep 7, 2025 ▶ 3:57 Inside the White House Tech Dinner, Weak Jobs Report, Tariffs Court Challenge, Google Wins Antitrust
Oct 31, 2025 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Musk: Gates claimed long-range electric semi-trucks impossible while Pepsi drove them
“He came to visit me at the Tesla Gigafactory in Austin, and was telling me that it's impossible to have a long-range, ah, semi-truck. And I was like, well, but we literally have them and you can drive them, and Pepsi is literally using them right now”
Elon Musk Oct 31, 2025 ▶ 1:10:40 Elon Musk: OpenAI Betrayal, His Future at Tesla, and the Next Big Thing — Grokipedia
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