Gates and Soros Conspiracy Theories: Find the Facts!

This was first published on 12/13/2014 on a blog I wrote for previously (which is no longer being updated).

CONSPIRACY?  Are Bill Gates and George Soros part of an Evil Empire?

After sharing a few Koch related articles of mine on Google+, I was challenged by another G+ member in the following ambiguous statement: "Gates and Soros are into GMOs , sterilization in vaccines, depopulation and those deadly organizations."  I promptly replied that I would look into it.

This article addresses the above comment, along with connecting issues I found.  

It wasn't easy to approach these issues, as there is a lot of assumptions I could make from that statement. This piece is quite lengthy.  Hopefully I've presented the material in a way that is easy to follow.

Sterilization in Vaccines

There is a lot of misinformation and conspiracy theories regarding vaccines.  These aren't crunchy moms in California refusing to give their children a measles vaccine.  This specific issue relates to a (conspiracy) theory of vaccines in (mostly) third-world countries where organizations are sterilization the population through vaccinations.  

First, let's get the truth into view.  Claim: Ongoing tetanus vaccine campaigns in Kenya are a ruse to sterilize women of childbearing age. Snopes.com has proven this false and you can click the link to read more on the issue.

Here's another claim, where apparently HCG is being used to terminate pregnancies through vaccines.  The article Is the WHO Using Vaccines to Secretly Sterilize Women All Over the Globe?  claims "HCG is a chemical developed by the World Health Organization for sterilization purposes."  Well, their references in the article are false.  HCG is in fact Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG);The Pregnancy Hormone.

The hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (better known as hCG) is produced during pregnancy. It is made by cells that form the placenta, which nourishes the egg after it has been fertilized and becomes attached to the uterine wall. 

The article also claims the following:

At this point, approximately 37 percent of all married women in the nation of India have been sterilized.  That is an absolutely astounding number.  In fact, it is so astounding that I could hardly believe it when I first saw it. 

In fact, the article I just mentioned actually links to a page regarding the sterilization in India, Doctor Used Infected Tools on Indian Women as 10 Dead.   At first, this appears as though these conspiracy theorists have something, but when you read through the article, you will find that the doctor was legally performing elective sterilization on women, but he broke the rules in the number of sterilizations performed, and the tools were not sanitized.  More from that article:

• Sterilizations are voluntary and couples choose between a tubectomy or vasectomy 

• Women are offered as little as 600 rupees ($10) in compensation for participating in the procedure, which usually takes about 15 minutes and is done under local anesthesia 

• If they follow the guidelines, then sterilization is a very safe method of contraception and population control 

Although there have been issues in the past with India using force for population control, there are now incentives for elective sterilization.  There's no denying how over populated India has become, and this is their way of trying to take control of the issue.

There are also additional links from another article, pointing to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as participants of this conspiracy theory.  More on that below, but one such claim relates to the Gardasil vaccine.

As a side note, I am a pro-vaccine parent.  All of my children have been given vaccines my pediatrician has recommended.  I trust my children's doctor, as he is one of the top pediatricians in the state.  However, when I was told my 11 year old son could receive the Gardasil vaccine, I said no.  The reason is because I have a friend whose daughter has suffered tremendously because of that specific vaccine.  I've read accounts of hundreds of girls whose lives have changed drastically and for the worse after receiving this vaccine.  I believe Gardasil is bad.  I believe it has the right goal, but the side effects of the vaccine are too risky to outweigh the benefits, and the national news media hasn't pushed this information into the public's view.  My friend's daughter has been diagnosed with Dysautonomia, resulting from her Gardasil vaccinations.  She's in her twenties now, and has already had to have a hysterectomy to help alleviate her painful symptoms.

I am unable to supply objective views on Gardasil because of my own experiences through my network of friends.  Could it be a sterilization vaccine?  I do not think those are the intentions.  It is a vaccine to prevent HPV, a virus that could cause cancer.  So, as a result of my extended experiences with Gardasil, I will not promote it in any way, and leave it up to you to do your homework on that item.

Claim: Bill Gates is a part of the sterilizing vaccine theory.

I'm not quite sure how this theory originated, except perhaps through this CNN interview, which appears on the webpage Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: "Vaccines reduce population growth"  (which I could NOT find on the CNN channel on YouTube, which leads to me think there could be some editing of what was said, but I am going to take it as it appears).  You don't have to watch the video, I have the important dialogue quoted below:

Just a few minutes into the video, Bill Gates speaks the following words:

We could cut the number of children who die every year from about 9 million to half of that if we have success on it.  And the benefits are in terms of reducing sickness, reducing the population growth, it really allows society a chance to take care of itself once you've made that intervention.

Reducing population growth.  I think anyone who stops right there would think Bill Gates is in fact a part of some sort of conspiracy to sterilize people without consent. It's an easy assumption to make.  I certainly thought twice about it.

With some digging, I found Conspiracists Accuse Bill Gates of Seeking Mass Sterilization. Here's the important part of that article:

Gates gave a presentation about global warming and the impact humans have on carbon dioxide (CO2) production to the annual TED conference. TED is a small nonprofit that holds annual events that bring together experts in technology, entertainment and design. At the conference, Gates spoke hopefully about the impact of vaccines in the developing world, suggesting that poor families will not feel compelled to have as many children if more of their children are able to survive to adulthood, a view that many population specialists agree with. This would be beneficial in another way, Gates pointed out, because fewer people would ultimately mean lower CO2 emissions.

So, when Gates said "reducing the population growth,"it was a short term used for the idea that is illustrated in his TED talk.  Think about it.  If you continue to reproduce because your children have less of a chance of survival, and then you see vaccines help those children live longer lives, perhaps you will not reproduce to a point where overpopulation of dying children is a problem.

Conclusion on the Sterilizing Vaccines 

As far as I can tell, this is a conspiracy theory.  I can't find substantial proof that any organization is out to sterilize the population without consent.  There simply isn't any hard proof from reliable sources to substantiate the claim.  With sites I've linked to above, you can make assumptions, and connect dots to make additional assumptions.  Yes, there is a chance something is going on that would lead us to conclude a mass directive to reduce the population without our knowing.  Is there solid, undeniable proof of this?  No.  Until a real, unbiased scientific study is presented, there is no definitive proof of these allegations.  We can assume we know until the Sun burns out, but until that unbiased truth comes forth, there is nothing we can so but speculate.

Gates Foundation - Evil?

I have more on George Soros later, but I want to continue with the idea that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a "deadly organization."  Here's what the Foundation's Fact Sheet states:

Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

First, how is Gates connected to GMOs? 

I'm trying to connect the dots on this accusation, so we first have to to back to the video of Gates shown above, explicitly entitled Bill Gates on GM foods, vaccines and Monsanto NWO puppet.

The title insinuates Gates is connected to GMO foods (unassuming through Monsanto) and is a New World Order (NWO) puppet.  

The entire video is focused on vaccinations.  There is a moment in the video where Gates refers to small, poor communities being able to grow food.  There is absolutely no mention of Monsanto or genetically modified foods in the video.  GMO foods are a target for many, many reasons.  I'm not going to get into whether or not we should eat GMO foods.  I'm torn on the whole thing, myself.  However, what needs to be noted here is that if GMO foods are being brought into war-torn countries for poor people to farm, it is because GMO crops have been genetically modified so they can endure a more hostile environment.  It is possible that the only crops these areas can grow are those cultivated from GMO seeds.  What this boils down to is this:  would you rather them go without any food at all, not being able to grow or farm any food because a non-GMO seed will not survive the environment - or -  would you rather see them grow GMO food so they simply have something to eat?

I am not promoting GMOs.  Like I said above, I am torn on the issue as a whole.  I see both sides of the debate and I recognize the benefits and the disadvantages.  From everything I've learned about Monsanto, I can personally say I do not like the company.  However, my opinion on the company is irrelevant to the purpose of this article, and that is to investigate the claim that Gates and Soros are "into" GMOs, sterilizing vaccines, and depopulation, and reference to Gates and Soros being "deadly organizations."

The only other GMO connection I can find in the associated accusation is related to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

The conspiracy might start with “Doomsday Seed Vault” in the Arctic Bill Gates, Rockefeller and the GMO giants know something we don't.  From the link, you can read the following:

No project is more interesting at the moment than a curious project in one of the world’s most remote spots, Svalbard. Bill Gates is investing millions in a seed bank on the Barents Sea near the Arctic Ocean, some 1,100 kilometers from the North Pole. Svalbard is a barren piece of rock claimed by Norway and ceded in 1925 by international treaty (see map). On this God-forsaken island Bill Gates is investing tens of his millions along with the Rockefeller Foundation, Monsanto Corporation, Syngenta Foundation and the Government of Norway, among others, in what is called the ‘doomsday seed bank.’ Officially the project is named the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, part of the Svalbard island group

I've actually seen several shows from channels like Discovery or the History (or H2) regarding the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.  It's actually a very interesting project.  Basically, the seed vault exists to keep a collection of seeds that could be used to cultivate future farming efforts if a species of food is destroyed.  How the destruction could happen varies to everything from climate and weather to catastrophic events like nuclear war or an asteroid hitting the Earth.  This is a logical effort to help the human race survive on crops if the need arises.  Once seeds reach a certain age, they must be replenished with a new batch.  So the effort is on-going.

The conspiracy is that the seeds in the vault are GMO seeds, or that the vault exists to promote GMOs.  However, clearly stated on the vaults website is the following:

Will GMO-seeds be stored at the SGSV?

Import and storage of GMO seeds according to Norwegian legislation will require advance approval. Certain other criteria will apply to "sealed internal use" for research purposes and indoor storage of GMO, for example with regard to the risk of spreading GMO.

Norwegian genetechnology legislation was formulated before the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV) was set up, and therefore fails to take into account the vault's special status, or the low risk related to handling seeds in sealed packaging. Until changes can be made to the rules or exemptions can be provided from them, long-term storage of GMO seeds in the SGSV will not be approved.

If it becomes apparent at a later date that modification of the facilities to include GMO seeds can be necessary in order to comply with the purpose of the vault, Norway will revise its policy and rules, and consider ways to upgrade the facility. As part of this process, the Norwegian authorities will attach great importance to the recommendations of the international council being established to advise on policy for the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

If you read between the lines, it appears as if some GMO seeds are sealed and stored, but not for long periods of time, as not to spread the genetic modifications.  I can conclude the only reason why any GMO seeds would be held on a temporary basis is directly related to the ability for GMO seeds to grow in areas where their non-modified counterparts could not grow.

So, let's focus on what we can find about the Gates Foundation regarding questionable behavior.

One questionable topic was reported by Mother Jones, Is the Gates Foundation Still Investing in Private Prisons?.  It is a very interesting read, and can lend itself to questioning the dedication to the Foundation's premise.  Here's a bit from the article that I found interesting:

The Gates Foundation first caught flack over its financial holdings in 2007, when the Los Angeles Times published a major investigation showing that the trust's investments were actually undermining public health gains it was promoting. A Nigerian boy featured in the story had received Gates-funded polio and measles vaccinations yet suffered from a cough made worse by pollution from an oil refinery owned by the Italian company Eni. The Gates Foundation was one of the company's investors.

The Gates Foundation regularly evaluates its holdings, and changes investments.  All of their financials are available to the public. I am certain that not all of their holdings align with the Foundation's purpose.  I believe they also know this is a possibility, and that is why they reevaluate their holdings.  Is anyone perfect?  No.  Is the overall reach of the Gates Foundation a positive effort?  Yes.  I think that is the key in evaluating the Gates Foundation.

There are also related topics I found that could upset some people, parents in particular, and that is how the Gates Foundation relates to Common Core in our schools.  You can read more in the article How Bill Gates pulled off the swift Common Core revolution.

Common Core is a highly debated topic.  I'm not going to link to any specific sites on this topic, but I will tell you what I've gathered from dialogues I've had with educators regarding Common Core.  It is practiced in the school district my children are in, and because of all the media banter on the topic, I wanted to know what the teachers had to say about it.

First, Common Core teaches children to think about one problem in several different ways, all arriving to the same conclusion.  In simple terms, they teach children to learn how to think about solving problems and reasoning through various means.  It's a headache when I do simple first-grade math with my children.  So yes, it can be a headache for them too.  It's a new learning tool, and once I "got it" I could roll with it.  Every single teacher I've talked to in the school has the same response.  They all think Common Core is good, but it needs to be tweaked.  These teachers are used to teaching a certain way and each of them have had to learn to teach in a new way.  Children that were not started on Common Core have a problem with it.  My oldest is one of those children.  He has adapted, but the way they teach math is completely different than how I learned it, and it makes it hard for me to help him with his homework (especially since math is not my favorite topic).  However, children that started in the system under Common Core have less problems with it, such as my twin girls.

Common Core was an initiate to help develop critical thinking for our children.  If we raise critical thinkers that are able to approach issues in new ways, we are fostering the future's ability to further the human race's ability to thrive.  Yeah, I know, that's a lot of theory, but I do believe Common Core is an advancement.  It's not perfect, but we can't blame the Gates Foundation for trying to improve the educational institutions of this nation.

Is the Gates Foundation truly evil?

I suppose if you dig hard, and dig deep enough, you will find something that isn't wonderful about the Gates Foundation.  I have not been able to find enough hard evidence to say they are an evil foundation, are part of the NWO, or seek to create evil in this world.  I am sure I could spend another few years of my life to write a book about the Foundation, and perhaps develop some sort of speculative conclusion as to their "true" efforts, but some things are as they appear.  The Gates Foundation appears to aspire to make this world a better place to live in.  So, that's where I am going to end my Gates digging.  My conclusion is that Gates is not evil, and they are not a deadly organization.

The Gates and Soros Connection

The best reference I could find on Gates and Soros being connected (as related to my original challenge to investigate these "deadly organizations") is an article where both are accused of being behind the Ebola Outbreak.  Here's a summation from Bloggers: Bill and Melinda Gates, George Soros funded Sierra Leone lab that started Ebola outbreak:

• "At the epicentre of the current Ebola epidemic is the Kenema Government Hospital in Sierra Leone, which houses a U.S. a (sic) biosecurity level 2 bioweapons research lab with links to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Soros Foundation," reads an excerpt shared on sites like RumorMillsNews.com and BeforeItsNews.com.
• There’s no proof of Soros and Gates funding a bioweapons lab in Kenema, one of the largest cities in Sierra Leone with a population of about 150,000. And there’s really no case that a bioweapons lab in Kenema is behind the outbreak.
• The Gates Foundation did provide a $1 million Ebola-related grant to support emergency efforts in West Africa by UNICEF
• Soros’ Open Society Foundations also said it does not fund any labs, much less a bioweapons lab, in West Africa
• One blogger who invoked the Soros/Gates connection ... referenced the website of the "viral fever bioweapons lab inside Kenema Government Hospital," saying it "read like a roll call of New World Order organizations."
• Their Conclusion:

Our ruling
Bloggers worried about the New World Order connected the bank accounts of Soros and Gates to a facility responding to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone -- a facility they strongly suggest is responsible for the outbreak.
A direct link to the billionaires is unproven. One researcher who received education and research grants from their foundations does not warrant the much-hyped connection.
Moreover, the virus did not start from a research lab in Kenema, giving the bloggers’ incendiary claims even less credibility.
We rate this claim Pants on Fire!

The New World Order Conspiracy Theory

If you click the New World Order link, you will find a Google search result on the topic.  Is it a theory, and there are tons upon tons of pages you can click through regarding the topic.  I'm not going to touch it at all.  It is a conspiracy theory, and you can choose to believe what you want.  The Gates video title (previously linked above) insinuates a connection to the NWO, and the video does not support that accusation.  

George Soros

I had honestly never heard this man's name before the comments were made on Google+.  So, let's start from the beginning for those of you like me (as we've all heard of Bill Gates and I did not need to explain who he is).

From www.georgesoros.com:

GEORGE SOROS has been a prominent international supporter of democratic ideals and causes for more than 30 years.  His philanthropic organization, the Open Society Foundations, supports democracy and human rights in over 70 countries. Born in Budapest in 1930, George Soros is Chairman of Soros Fund Management LLC. As one of history’s most successful financiers, his views on investing and economic issues are widely followed. This site is the official resource for information about George Soros.

From www.opensocietyfoundations.org:

In the United States, the Open Society Foundations aim to nurture the development of a society that allows all people to participate equitably in political, economic, and cultural life; encourages diverse opinions and critical debate; protects human rights; and promotes broadly shared prosperity and security. 

I encourage you to visit the Open Society Foundations website.   In all honesty, regardless of Soros being tied directly to Democrats, there is nothing negative about this Foundation.  It covers all aspects of equality for humanity, and all over the globe.  Every link I clicked, I found more good this Foundation is doing and promoting.  I challenge my readers to prove me wrong.

Soros and the Democrats

Heavy Hitters: Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2014 is a great reference for looking at Soros as a major contributor to the Democrats.  There's no doubt that George Soros has personally contributed to getting Democrats elected.  The site is very interactive, and has many levels of information.  What I found is in all the dollars he's spent, and there's a lot of money involved, he never once gave anything to a Political Action Committee (PAC or Super PAC), and it was always to an individual's campaign.  All but $250 (that I could find) was given to a Democrat running for office.  That remaining $250 (yes, two hundred and fifty dollars) was given to a Republican.  

Soros and Marijuana

In my search to find connections to Soros being a part of any deadly organization, I did come across this interesting article: An Inside Look At The Biggest Drug Reformer In The Country: George Soros

Financier George Soros has become one of the largest supporters of drug reforms ranging from medical marijuana use to the easing of sentencing for drug charges. His foundation has donated about $200 million to drug reforms since 1994, double what most people had estimated until now.

Let's Dig Deeper on Soros

In an effort to find something bad about Soros, I found the page on Wikipedia, George Soros conspiracy theories.  I do not like using Wiki as a reference, so I read it over and looked at the references for the page.  Here are some things I did find.

The Hidden Soros Agenda: Drugs, Money, the Media, and Political Power, Cliff Kincaid  —   October 27, 2004, lines from the article that may interest you:

• Convicted in France of insider trading, Soros specializes in weakening or collapsing the currencies of entire nations for his own selfish interests.
• Soros signed a consent decree in United States District Court, in a Securities and Exchange Commission case involving stock manipulation, and was fined $75,000 by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for holding positions “in excess of speculative limits.”
• Soros has categorically denied receiving money from drug cartels or any form of criminal activity... some of his financial operations have been based offshore ...The Soros fund is based in the Netherlands Antilles ... CIA factbook describes the region as “a transshipment point for South American drugs bound for the US and Europe; money-laundering center.” 
• Soros profits from the Kosovo war, which he supported as a preemptive strike against Yugoslavia, because he runs an investment fund that now does business there
• Soros’ long-time goal has been to subvert the national anti-drug policy of the U.S. Government, to move away from the use of national and global law enforcement resources against the drug trade.  He calls this “harm reduction,” meaning that criminal activity associated with the use of drugs will supposedly be reduced if the government takes over the drug trade and provides drugs and drug paraphernalia, including needles, to addicts. 
• Considering all of the money that Soros or his organizations have provided to news organizations, it should be no surprise to learn that journalists love him.  

The article above is long, and really hits into the drug related activity.  This article is ten years old.  Since then, states have legalized marijuana for medical and/or recreational purposes.  Personally, I have no issue with this.  I see marijuana no differently than I see tobacco and alcohol.  People are going to use it, regardless of whether or not it is legal. Tax it and use that money for good.  I will leave my opinion at that.

However, the article does make a point in showing George Soros is no saint.  He obviously has questionable behavior in his past.  Those with an excess of funds usually do have skeletons in their closet.  I do not find any of this surprising. The Wiki page I referenced above does have some conspiracy theories that are debunked, so I will not address those.  The article I outlined above has the most compelling information regarding Soros being a part of some higher agenda.  It appears to be more of financial agenda, and a lot of theory on his intentions.  He has in fact been caught red handed, and once again, there is no denying that.  Does this prove he is a part of a deadly organization?  Not definitively.  Greed does not equate to death, although his actions could put people at risk.  You can read the full article in the link above to decide for yourself.     

The Final Verdict

My challenge was to investigate the following:  "Gates and Soros are into GMOs , sterilization in vaccines, depopulation and those deadly organizations." 

I think I've presented enough information here for you to make your own final verdict.  What I've taken away from this is that there is enough conspiracy theories to go from here to the next universe and back, but not enough hard evidence to make me believe those theories.  

"Those deadly organizations" was never truly expanded into what exact organizations are included in the statement.  I can only assume it was the Gates Foundation and Open Society Foundations.  Both Foundations have goodwill at heart.  Are they perfect?  No.  Imperfections can be found in just about everything.  Look around you.  Even the Red Cross has been accused of being crooked.  What ultimately matters is the overall goal of a Foundation.  To create goodwill and peace where it lacks.  Does it excuse misgivings?  No.  When you fail, you fail.  When you lie, you lie.  Can misgivings be forgiven?  Certainly.  Move forward to foster the advancement of humanity.  Do good for the people of the Earth.  I've read enough to know that overall, the Gates Foundation and the Open Society Foundations are doing good for the people of the Earth.  

So, there you have it.  Take it for what it is.  I could go deeper, and go further, but I really would like to have a life.  I think where conspiracy theories are concerned, you could spend your entire life (and people have) devoted to proving these theories.  I shall leave it up to them to make those theories into hardcore facts.  

As always, I encourage you all to take action, and for this, if you so feel the need, dig deeper.  Provide some kind of proof that Gates and Soros are a part of some New World Order, out to rid the Earth of those not deemed good enough to survive an apocalypse.  Until then, you all have at least this much (above) to chew on.