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2023-05-18 03:06:19 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B8EECDE57197A8FA658F1CD174F47A759D7624D8EAE04443EB216176270F92FD
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The "biolabs in Ukraine" claim has been investigated multiple times and found to be baseless. https://www.npr.org/2022/03/25/1087910880/biological-weapons-far-right-russia-ukraine https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-news-russia-war-us-biological-weapons-lab-conspiracy-theory/ https://www.bbc.com/news/60711705 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/mar/18/ukrainian-bioweapons-labs-qanon-fox-news https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine_bioweapons_conspiracy_theory Major media outlets debunking the story caused it to spread. https://theconversation.com/ukraine-biolabs-how-attempts-to-debunk-a-conspiracy-theory-only-helped-it-spread-180403
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