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2024-04-13 19:22:15 UTC - HELPFUL
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This claim is false, Gates is not genetically modifying livestock. Gates, along with the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID), awarded GALVmed $51.5M to combat livestock disease & another $40M for Smallholder Livestock Farmers. https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/gates-foundation-awards-40-million-for-smallholder-livestock-farmers https://www.galvmed.org/news/gates-foundation-dfid-award-galvmed-51-million-to-combat-livestock-disease/ https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N33Y1L6/ https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-ticks-meat-allergy-gates-foundation-oxitec-660925786138 https://allianceforscience.org/blog/2021/05/gates-foundation-funds-research-to-control-cattle-ticks-through-biotechnology/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/01/instagram-posts/no-connection-between-gates-funded-modified-ticks/ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/npr-news-natural-news/
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