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2023-08-17 14:35:16 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

There is no strong evidence that the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease is a bioweapon. Historical accounts and research suggest the bacteria has existed throughout multiple regions in the US for millenia. https://www.aldf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Biowarfare-Agent-from-Plum-Island-revised-7.19.19.pdf https://theconversation.com/no-lyme-disease-is-not-an-escaped-military-bioweapon-despite-what-conspiracy-theorists-say-120879

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• There is no strong evidence that the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease is a bioweapon. Historical accounts and research suggest the bacteria has existed throughout multiple regions in the US for millenia. https://www.aldf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Biowarfare-Agent-from-Plum-Island-revised-7.19.19.pdf https://theconversation.com/no-lyme-disease-is-not-an-escaped-military-bioweapon-despite-what-conspiracy-theorists-say-120879