Conspiracy theory and misinformation number 23,324 comes through Bill Gates admitted during a town hall meeting with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation staff (on or around February 24, 2026) to having had two extramarital affairs with Russian women while married to Melinda French Gates: One with a Russian bridge player he met at bridge events. One with a Russian nuclear physicist he met through business activities. He also apologized to staff for his past association with Jeffrey Epstein, calling it a "huge mistake," while insisting: “I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit” regarding Epstein's activities, and that he had no involvement with Epstein's victims. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/25/bill-gates-epstein-files-affair.html Beloud