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2023-09-04 10:46:57 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7AB598C42567121F30A7CC892B3E18B320F8C10F5740211BB6EC8F7CE7AAA83B
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The company heading this project has stated the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation did not fund this project. The genetically modified mosquitoes being released are to slow down and inhibit the reproduction of a mosquito species that is known to transmit diseases to humans. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-gates-release-gmo-mosquitoes/
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