The Epstein Files/CASE 26/2011 – 2026

The names

Bill Gates

Meetings after the conviction, a flight to Palm Beach, an apparent threat, and a divorce in which Epstein mattered

RECORD / AT A GLANCE

Documented / unproven

Documented that Gates spent time with a convicted sex offender over several years in pursuit of a philanthropy deal, and that Epstein then tried to use what he knew about Gates. No victim has accused Gates and no record shows he took part in abuse. The 2013 drafts are Epstein’s own unsent writing, not evidence of what they claim.

THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY

The chronology.

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Evidence & assessment.

01

The meetings

Why Gates kept going.

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The threat and the drafts

What Epstein had, or claimed to have.

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Open an article for its evidence, labeled AI assessment and numbered sources. Read the complete static edition ↗

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THIS FILE

The claims, rated.

4 claims people make about this file, each rated documented, partly true, disputed, unproven or false. Think a rating is wrong? Use Dispute or Support, or join the Discussion.

UNPROVEN The names

“Epstein files prove Gates caught an STD from Russian girls.”

They are unsent 2013 drafts Epstein wrote in another man’s voice. Nothing corroborates them; Gates calls them absurd and false.

Who says it: Viral posts after the 2026 release.

The evidence in this file ↗ · On the full claims board ↗

All 211 rated claims ↗

OPEN THE RECORD

Sources & limits.

Numbered citations in each article identify the relevant sources. These records have different purposes and evidentiary weight.

  1. New York Times: Bill Gates met with Jeffrey Epstein many times, despite his past, 12 Oct 2019 ↗

    The report that first detailed the meetings.

  2. CNBC: Jeffrey Epstein met with Bill Gates years after financier served jail time, 14 Aug 2019 ↗

    Report including Gates’s 2013 flight.

  3. CBS News: Melinda French Gates on her divorce and Epstein, Mar 2022 ↗

    Her own account of why Epstein mattered.

  4. Wall Street Journal: Epstein appeared to threaten Bill Gates over affair with Russian bridge player, May 2023 ↗

    The 2017 email seeking repayment of Mila Antonova’s coding-school tuition. Paywalled.

  5. House Oversight Committee: Transcribed interview of Bill Gates, 10 Jun 2026 ↗

    Gates’s own account to Congress, including that he believed Epstein contemplated blackmailing him.

  6. NBC News: Bill Gates told Congress he suspected Epstein contemplated blackmailing him, Jun 2026 ↗

    Report on the released transcript.

  7. Snopes: Epstein emails about Bill Gates and an STD, 2026 ↗

    Fact-check of the July 2013 draft emails.

  8. CNN KFile: Gates faces scrutiny over Justice Department documents, 5 Feb 2026 ↗

    Report on the drafts and Gates’s response.

  9. The Guardian: Epstein allegedly tried to extort Bill Gates over extramarital affair, 21 May 2023 ↗

    Relays the WSJ report, with Gates’s spokesperson’s response.

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