Claim False

Polio would be completely eradicated from the world.

Bill Gates: Polio would be completely eradicated from the world. Published Jan 24, 2013. Status: False. Evidence from the Gates Foundation page on polio eradic...

  • Actor: Bill Gates
  • Topic: Society
  • Status: False
  • Published: Jan 24, 2013
  • Deadline: Dec 31, 2018
Polio would be completely eradicated from the world.

FactTracker assessment

Evidence from the Gates Foundation page on polio eradication (source 4) states that only one strain of wild p...

Verification rule: Event occurs: Polio would be completely eradicated from the world.; window 2013-01-24 to 2018-12-31

Original source: nytimes.com