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1. www.snopes.com › fact-check › bill-gates-mcdonalds-friesDoes Bill Gates Own Farm That Produces Potatoes for McDonald ...

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   Mar 25, 2024 · Alex Kasprak. Published March 25, 2024. Image courtesy of Twitter. Claim: Microsoft Co-Founder and billionaire Bill Gates owns a farm that produces potatoes used in McDonald's french fries....

2. fullfact.org › online › McDonalds-potato-farm-GMMcDonald’s french fries do not all come from Bill Gates and a ...

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   Sep 28, 2023 · Our verdict. McDonald’s potatoes are sourced from farms all over the world. One potato supplier listed on the McDonald’s USA website is owned by Bill Gates’ investment firm, but it’s not true to say all potatoes used by the fast food chain are from Mr Gates. 1 of 2 claims.

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   Does McDonald's have a potato supplier?

   • On its website, McDonald's provides information about many of its food suppliers. One of the potato suppliers featured is 100 Circle Farms. That farm is part of a large tract of farmland in Washington, near the Oregon-border, that Gates purchased through holding companies in 2018.

   Does Bill Gates Own Farm That Produces Potatoes for McDonald's French

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   Does McDonald's have a potato farm?

   • It is true that 100 Circles Farm supplies a lot of potatoes to McDonald’s. The fast food chain’s website states that potatoes are grown on the farm in circles so big that they’re visible from space. It claims that the farm can produce up to 2,400 tonnes of potatoes a day, and the majority of these become McDonald’s fries.

   McDonald’s french fries do not all come from Bill Gates and a GM potato

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   Are McDonald's Fries GM?

   • None of the potatoes from the farm owned by Bill Gates are GM. Posts on Facebook falsely claim all McDonald’s French fries come from Bill Gates and a “genetically modified potato farm”. One of the posts, which share the same image showing Mr Gates overlaid on a photo of McDonald’s fries, has been shared more than 24,000 times .

   McDonald’s french fries do not all come from Bill Gates and a GM potato

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   Are McDonald's potatoes genetically modified?

   • This is a factual statement. Though a version of this meme that has previously gone viral made additional false claims — that potatoes produced on that farm are genetically modified, and that the farm is the sole supplier of potatoes to McDonald's — it is true that a farm Gates owns is a significant supplier of McDonald's french fry potatoes.

   Does Bill Gates Own Farm That Produces Potatoes for McDonald's French

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4. www.businessinsider.com › bill-gates-farmlandBill Gates' Farmland Grows Potatoes for McDonald's Fries: NBC

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   Jun 10, 2021 · Mary Hanbury. Jun 10, 2021, 5:21 AM PDT. The Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. Paul Richards/AFP via Getty Images. Bill Gates is the largest private farmland owner in the US. According to NBC, land...

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5. www.msn.com › en-us › moneyBill Gates Does Own A Farm That Produces Potatoes For ... - MSN

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   Snopes confirmed that the meme is "factual" as Gates does own a farm that supplies french fry potatoes for McDonald's. McDonald's lists Gates' 100 Circle Farms as one of its potato suppliers on...

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7. www.freshplaza.com › north-america › articleBill Gates' farm among suppliers of potatoes for McDonald's fries

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   Apr 4, 2024 · Bill Gates owns a farm in Washington state that produces potatoes for McDonald's French fries, a fact confirmed by Snopes and acknowledged on McDonald's website. This connection showcases...

8. www.potatobusiness.com › agro-news › bill-gatesBill Gates Grows Potatoes for McDonald’s – Potato Business

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   Jun 15, 2021 · By Potato Business. 15th June 2021. Share: Bill Gates is the largest private farmland owner in the US — and according to a new report from NBC, potatoes that make McDonald’s fries grow in his fields. Citing data by The Land Report and its own research, NBC said that potatoes for McDonald’s fries are grown in fields in Washington state ...

9. www.mcdonalds.com › us › en-us100 Circle Farms: A McDonald’s Potato Supplier | McDonald’s

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   100 Circle Farms grows potatoes in circles so big they’re visible from space. Then our trusted processor, Lamb Weston, cuts them into fries at 70 miles per hour. “We can dig anywhere from a thousand to twenty-four hundred tons of potatoes per day…and the majority of these will go into McDonald’s Fries ”. - Troy Grimes, Director of ...