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Claim: A viral Twitter Screenshot making rounds on social media claims Bill Gates tweeted in solidarity with the Slaughter of\u00a0 animals by Muslims during the Eid-El-Kabir celebrations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No, bill gate didn\u2019t tweet on Eid-el Mubarak<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Text<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just few days before the Eid-El-Kabir festivity, a tweet by the Microsoft founder, Bill Gates went viral where he allegedly stated he was in support of killing animals for the Muslim festivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A screenshot of this tweet has been shared across various social media platforms including WhatsApp status updates as a validation for the belief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tweet reads, \u201cI don\u2019t want to see any tweet hating on Muslims for slaughtering animals; about 1 million animals get killed each day by KFC, McDonald\u2019s, Burger King etc. to feed the rich & make hella money out of it. During Eid, Muslims sacrifice them to feed the poor for Free & y\u2019all lose ur mind (sic).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fake Bill Gates tweet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fight for Animal rights in Nigeria<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Recently in Nigeria, the fight for animal rights<\/a> has been gaining momentum especially on social media.\u00a0 The fight also campaign against the act of fighting with rams<\/a> during the Muslim festivals, describing the whole idea and process as animal brutality. Those who opposed the idea described that act as \u2018barbaric\u2019 and tantamount to animal brutality.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, a petition filed on a website known as Change.org has been signed by over 9,000 people. The petition which started over a year ago was initiated by a UK-based international animal rights activist, Natasha Choolun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The petition, which was titled \u201cStop Nigeria\u2019s Barbaric Dog Meat Industry,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 seeks a ban and shutdown of the dog meat trade industry in Nigeria. The petition alleges that the dog meat trade in Nigeria has become so prosperous so much so that dogs are \u201ctaken\u201d from neighboring countries such as Niger and transported to Nigeria, to maintain the country\u2019s growing demand for dog meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is<\/strong> Eid-el Aldah\/ Mubarak?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is the latter of the two official holidays celebrated within Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr or \u2018Festival of the Breaking of the Fast\u2019), Wikipedia explains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It honours the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice <\/a>his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God’s command. Before Ibrahim would sacrifice his son, however, God provided a lamb for him to sacrifice instead.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In commemoration of this intervention, animals are sacrificed ritually. One third of their meat is consumed by the family offering the sacrifice, while the rest is distributed to the poor and needy. Sweets and gifts are given, and people visit and welcome extended family members during the festival. The day is also sometimes called Big Eid or the Greater Eid. In the Islamic lunar calendar, Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for four days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two Eid<\/a> celebrations every year \u2013 Eid al Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan and Eid al-Adha which celebrates Abraham\u2019s sacrifice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simply, Eid al-Adha is considered the holier of the two religious holidays and so it is referred to as \u2018Big Eid\u2019 whilst Eid al Fitr can be known as \u2018Lesser Eid\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eid al-Kabir means \u2018Greater Eid\u2019 and is used in Yemen, Syria, and North Africa, whilst other translations of \u2018Big Eid\u2019 are used in Pashto, Kashmiri, Urdu and Hindi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rams fighting<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dubawa\u2019s first point of action was to trace the acclaimed tweet on Bill Gates’ Twitter Timeline. Our search was limited to the week of the Eid celebrations since the debate regarding the acclaimed screenshot started gaining traction on social media around that time. However, after a thorough search on Bill Gates twitter timeline was carried out, the acclaimed Tweet was neither found on his page nor was there a stamp of deleted tweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another\u00a0 noticeable red flag is that Bill Gates rarely tweets on religious issues. The contents of his tweets are largely on climate change, environment, health, philanthropy and other major issues affecting humanity. As a result of this reality, we carried out an analysis <\/a>of the acclaimed tweets to trace its actual source and results show that it was fake, forged using an online tool called \u2018TweetGen\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tweet generator is a website based application that allows online users to create fake tweets. The application can be used to create a tweet template of choice, with a date of choice and all other things that a real tweet embodies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The tool gives an exact copy of an original Tweet, making it hard for one to trace the difference<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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An example of tweet created by DUBAWA on the tool<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We also conducted image forensics of the fake tweet to compare it with  a real one taken from the \u2018Twitter Public Policy\u2019 page and an error level analysis on the two images,  checking the authenticity of opacity (0.95), error scale (94), JPEG Quality (94) on the same scale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image 1: Results from forensics conducted on the original image. The outcome is a glittering ray of colors emerging from the text.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Image2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image 2: forensic results from the fake tweet. Aside from the 3 glittering parts where the image of Bill Gates is placed, the main text is entirely black and white. The entire image is also shadowy as compared to image 1<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

An examination of Bill Gates\u2019 tweets<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Also, a careful grammatical and syntax comparison of the acclaimed tweet with numerous of other tweets made by Bill Gates on his Twitter timeline shows that he does not tweet in abbreviations or slang English and he is also efficient with various spelling and punctuation rules which are all found on the acclaimed tweet attributed to him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A typical tweet from Bill Gates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Advanced Searches<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A content search of the acclaimed tweet also revealed that it was not the first time it went  viral. In August 2019, the tweet had gone viral arousing diverse reactions on the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A post tweeted back in 2019 attaching the exact screenshot under scrutiny<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another check on Bill Gates’ Twitter handle showed that he never tweeted that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, a keyword search on Twitter revealed that a lot of people had tweeted the post originally and for those who retweeted the post none of the searches included Bill Gates\u2019 as part of the originators of the controversial tweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The tweet did not come from Bill Gates; rather it was photoshopped for the sole purpose of misinforming the public. It is false, Bill Gates never tweeted such. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

EDITOR\u2019s NOTE:<\/strong> The tweet image captioned \u2018An example of tweet created by DUBAWA on the tool\u2019 <\/em><\/strong>is not real. It was only created  for the purpose of illustration and clarity. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The researcher produced this fact-check per the Dubawa 2021 Kwame KariKari Fellowship partnership with The PUNCH<\/a> to facilitate the ethos of \u201ctruth\u201d in journalism and enhance media literacy in the country.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: A viral Twitter Screenshot making rounds on social media claims Bill Gates tweeted in solidarity with the Slaughter of\u00a0 animals by Muslims during the Eid-El-Kabir celebrations No, bill gate didn\u2019t tweet on Eid-el Mubarak Full Text Just few days before the Eid-El-Kabir festivity, a tweet by the Microsoft founder, Bill Gates went viral where he allegedly stated he was in support of killing animals for the Muslim festivities. A screenshot of this tweet has been shared across various social media platforms including WhatsApp status updates as a validation for the belief. The tweet reads, \u201cI don\u2019t want to see any tweet hating on Muslims for slaughtering animals; about 1 million animals get killed each day by KFC, McDonald\u2019s, Burger King etc. to feed the rich & make hella money out of it. During Eid, Muslims sacrifice them to feed the poor for Free & y\u2019all lose ur mind (sic).\u201d Fight for Animal rights in Nigeria Recently in Nigeria, the fight for animal rights has been gaining momentum especially on social media.\u00a0 The fight also campaign against the act of fighting with rams during the Muslim festivals, describing the whole idea and process as animal brutality. Those who opposed the idea described that act as \u2018barbaric\u2019 and tantamount to animal brutality. Also, a petition filed on a website known as Change.org has been signed by over 9,000 people. The petition which started over a year ago was initiated by a UK-based international animal rights activist, Natasha Choolun. The petition, which was titled \u201cStop Nigeria\u2019s Barbaric Dog Meat Industry,\u201d\u00a0 seeks a ban and shutdown of the dog meat trade industry in Nigeria. The petition alleges that the dog meat trade in Nigeria has become so prosperous so much so that dogs are \u201ctaken\u201d from neighboring countries such as Niger and transported to Nigeria, to maintain the country\u2019s growing demand for dog meat. What is Eid-el Aldah\/ Mubarak? It is the latter of the two official holidays celebrated within Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr or \u2018Festival of the Breaking of the Fast\u2019), Wikipedia explains.  It honours the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God’s command. Before Ibrahim would sacrifice his son, however, God provided a lamb for him to sacrifice instead.\u00a0 In commemoration of this intervention, animals are sacrificed ritually. One third of their meat is consumed by the family offering the sacrifice, while the rest is distributed to the poor and needy. Sweets and gifts are given, and people visit and welcome extended family members during the festival. The day is also sometimes called Big Eid or the Greater Eid. In the Islamic lunar calendar, Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for four days.  There are two Eid celebrations every year \u2013 Eid al Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan and Eid al-Adha which celebrates Abraham\u2019s sacrifice. Simply, Eid al-Adha is considered the holier of the two religious holidays and so it is referred to as \u2018Big Eid\u2019 whilst Eid al Fitr can be known as \u2018Lesser Eid\u2019. Eid al-Kabir means \u2018Greater Eid\u2019 and is used in Yemen, Syria, and North Africa, whilst other translations of \u2018Big Eid\u2019 are used in Pashto, Kashmiri, Urdu and Hindi. Verification Dubawa\u2019s first point of action was to trace the acclaimed tweet on Bill Gates’ Twitter Timeline. Our search was limited to the week of the Eid celebrations since the debate regarding the acclaimed screenshot started gaining traction on social media around that time. However, after a thorough search on Bill Gates twitter timeline was carried out, the acclaimed Tweet was neither found on his page nor was there a stamp of deleted tweet. Another\u00a0 noticeable red flag is that Bill Gates rarely tweets on religious issues. The contents of his tweets are largely on climate change, environment, health, philanthropy and other major issues affecting humanity. As a result of this reality, we carried out an analysis of the acclaimed tweets to trace its actual source and results show that it was fake, forged using an online tool called \u2018TweetGen\u2019.\u00a0 The Tweet generator is a website based application that allows online users to create fake tweets. The application can be used to create a tweet template of choice, with a date of choice and all other things that a real tweet embodies.  We also conducted image forensics of the fake tweet to compare it with  a real one taken from the \u2018Twitter Public Policy\u2019 page and an error level analysis on the two images,  checking the authenticity of opacity (0.95), error scale (94), JPEG Quality (94) on the same scale.  Image1 Image2 An examination of Bill Gates\u2019 tweets Also, a careful grammatical and syntax comparison of the acclaimed tweet with numerous of other tweets made by Bill Gates on his Twitter timeline shows that he does not tweet in abbreviations or slang English and he is also efficient with various spelling and punctuation rules which are all found on the acclaimed tweet attributed to him.  Advanced Searches A content search of the acclaimed tweet also revealed that it was not the first time it went  viral. In August 2019, the tweet had gone viral arousing diverse reactions on the internet. Another check on Bill Gates’ Twitter handle showed that he never tweeted that. Also, a keyword search on Twitter revealed that a lot of people had tweeted the post originally and for those who retweeted the post none of the searches included Bill Gates\u2019 as part of the originators of the controversial tweet. Conclusion The tweet did not come from Bill Gates; rather it was photoshopped for the sole purpose of misinforming the public. It is false, Bill Gates never tweeted such.  EDITOR\u2019s NOTE: The tweet image captioned \u2018An example of tweet created by DUBAWA on the tool\u2019 is not real. 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