Spotify has been rocked in recent weeks by the controversy engulfing its most popular podcaster, Joe Rogan.
On Wednesday, aired an episode of Tucker Carlson Today with hosting guest Dr. Robert Malone, credited with inventing mRNA vaccine technology that is used in COVID-19 vaccines, Malone revealed information about a massive conflict of interest.
Malone made a shocking revelation about the largest stakeholder in Spotify, which has been under pressure to censor Rogan for spreading “misinformation” about COVID-19, is also the largest stakeholder in Moderna, one of the two companies distributing mRNA vaccines for COVID-19.
Dr. Malone told Tucker:
“This is about political warfare and information warfare, full stop. And all of this chatter that many have bought into that this is about culture wars or it’s about vaccines. No, it’s not. It’s about power and money. It’s about Spotify’s market cap dropping. So fascinating point is that the major owner of Spotify, the top owner of Spotify is also the top owner of Moderna.”
Bombshell From Malone…
“The Top Owner of Spotify Is Also The Top Owner of Moderna” pic.twitter.com/HnoEkdpFNM
— Covid-1984 (@Orwells_Ghost_) February 10, 2022
More details from Infowars report:
Investigating this statement, The Tennessee Star‘s Peter D’Abrosca discovered Malone was not wrong.
“Malone’s claim checks out,” D’Abrosca wrote.
The largest stakeholder in Moderna is Baillie Gifford and Company, which owns almost 46 million shares of the company’s stock, valued at more than $11.6 billion.
Baillie Gifford and Company is also the largest stakeholder in Spotify, holding more than 22 million shares of that company’s stock, valued at more than $22 billion.
Baillie Gifford and Company is a worldwide asset management fund founded in Scotland, which has headquarters in New York City and London. It manages a portfolio of nearly half a trillion dollars.
Yahoo News also reported:
Moderna became one of Baillie Gifford’s top contributors during the second quarter of 2021. The top shareholders of Moderna are Robert S. Langer, Stéphane Bancel, Noubar B. Afeyan, Baillie Gifford & Company, and Flagship Pioneering Inc.
Read Baillie Gifford’s statement about Moderna, Inc. in its Q2 2021 investor letter:
“Among the top contributors to Fund performance in the second quarter was Moderna. Moderna has just reported its first profitable quarter in the company’s history – net income for the most recent quarter was $1.2 billion. It reported revenue of $1.9 billion, an impressive increase compared to $8 million a year ago, driven by the sales of its Covid-19 vaccine. Moderna is expecting to deliver up to 1 billion vaccine doses in 2021 and is in discussions to increase global supply to governments around the world. Our long-term focus remains on the transformational potential of Moderna’s technology and its ability to address different diseases.”
Baillie Gifford became Spotify’s largest stakeholder beating out Co-founder Martin Lorentzon, according to a report last 2020.
Digital Music News reported:
“In a disclosure submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Baillie Gifford revealed that its total Spotify ownership has increased by 2.6 million shares since September 2019, from 19.1 million to 21.7 million; the latter represents 11.82% of Spotify. Spotify co-founder Martin Lorentzon, now the second-largest stakeholder, owns 11.59% of the music streaming platform’s stock.”
Sources: TheGatewayPundit, Infowars, Yahoo, Digital Music News
