No, Bill Gates Won’t Give You $5,000 to Share a Photo (Facebook Hoax)

There’s a new viral share hoax going around Facebook involving a photo of Bill Gates.

“Hey Facebook, As some of you may know, I’m Bill Gates. If you click that share link, I will give you $5,000. I always deliver, I mean, I brought your Windows XP, right?” says a sign in the hands of the Microsoft founder.

The photo already has over 200,000 shares.

In reality, Bill Gates isn’t going to give you $5,000 for clicking share. Nobody is, for that matter. The photo was taken from Gates’ first-ever reddit AMA, which he hosted on Monday. Here’s the original image:

Clearly, the text inside the piece of paper has simply been shopped. It also looks like they’ve replaced the little reddit alien in the background with a sex toy or something. Cool.

There’s no doubt that some people shared this simply because they thought it was funny – they know it’s fake. But there are plenty of people (evidenced by the comments) that believe sharing this photo will net them five grand from one of the richest men in the world.

In either case, just don’t share it. You may know it’s a joke but thousands of others don’t. And it’s all over my news feed. And it’s annoying. So stop. Thanks.

There are 14 Comments. Add Yours.

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Amit Ranjan
March 11, 2013 at 3:21 am

Sir, i think we all got life for only one time…also a bigger and like you and me. Sir please you will be think about a parent’s less child.(you are a glorious sun of sucess) YOU ARE MY IDLE.

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  Mike Johnson
  March 13, 2013 at 5:39 am
  
  holy s*** your grammar is scary bad. I take it you’re indian/an arab based on ur name, but good god nothing you said makes any sense whatsoever! the closest you came to being coherent was “YOU ARE MY IDLE.” which, written as it was, still does not make sense. However i’ll give everyone the benefit of the doubt and assume that they understand you meant “idol”. return that copy of rosetta stone and stick to your first language buddy engrish iz knot four u!
  
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Bill Hudson
March 2, 2013 at 2:18 pm

I reposted pic & captioned “I’m betting on my man Gates” but checked into it which led me to you..
LOL…was thinking there may have been a chance…

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Greg Golisz
February 16, 2013 at 7:00 am

Hello Mr Bill Gates, I do not know what you play but if it is true then please if you want to shoot something that I was a representative of your foundation and even he could have done with me to see his woman who is in a hospital in Abuja, do you understand me at all I do not need you, I miss speak with ing but he wants to be with me, she also may like other women and, moreover, whether or not he finish his life about her not I try in every way, or respond to me or come to me you have the output that long you should ask, Greg

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Hemms
February 13, 2013 at 8:56 pm

Furries ruin everything.

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  hg3300
  March 7, 2013 at 4:21 am
  
  I don’t see how that’s relevant here. And, no, they don’t.
  
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justsayin
February 13, 2013 at 2:39 pm

the picture has changed above the adult toy too!

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  Josh Wolford
  February 13, 2013 at 2:42 pm
  
  Indeed!
  
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Nancy
February 13, 2013 at 2:05 pm

Just stop. It’s not interesting. It’s not funny and especially not clever. Just plain annoying.

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Elizabeth Rectenwald
February 13, 2013 at 1:50 pm

Would be nice if it was as easy to share this article on my facebook page as it is to share the hoax photo. Just saying.

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  Josh Wolford
  February 13, 2013 at 2:04 pm
  
  Is the Facebook button not working correctly?
  
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Deborah Large
February 13, 2013 at 1:33 pm

Sorry I did not read this site before I shared but I did state I did not think it was your post only that I did think it was you everyone should realize that a person doesn’t get something for nothing you would be broke for what you have worked all your life to become I’m sorry some people are that STUPID to really think they would get money to just click a button I am sorry for any more inconvenience I may have caused for sharing just me Deb

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  Matt
  March 5, 2013 at 3:24 pm
  
  For God’s sake use some punctuation woman.
  
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    Bill
    March 15, 2013 at 12:45 pm
    
    It would be ” , woman” Just saying.