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2023-09-04 21:07:57 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 59A449FC7A6CBB2779CAFBCF699FCEC1368C4BC794ECEC30E2B4859C16648E80
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation doesn’t finance any modified mosquito release projects in the US. Experts say the types of mosquitoes that are used for that initiative in Florida are not capable of transmitting malaria. https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-bill-gates-oxitec-mosquitoes-malaria-cases-106569617546 https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2023/07/01/malaria-cases-in-us-trigger-unfounded-claims-about-bill-gates-mosquito-project/?sh=46ca77832c04
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