(((debunked))) VERDICT False. There is no evidence to suggest the COVID-19 pandemic was planned, and the similarity in the numbers between the newspaper’s publication, the 9/11 feature and the Pfizer vaccine announcement do not give rise to this. The Bill Gates quote on the front of the newspaper has also been taken out of context. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-newspaper-idUSKBN27X2VR