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2024-04-15 13:23:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 79A3AB50E71DC191DBB1B10717665CA7BC8FA248DB448E842A3A467A68A2925B
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Original Note:
This claim is false. The NIH has been conducting research involving genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes. No credible evidence of an NIH & Bill Gates connection. Gates has funded research into genetically modified mosquitoes, but not in the USA. https://irp.nih.gov/blog/post/2022/08/mosquitos-with-human-gene-hinder-malaria-transmission https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/disease-resistance-successfully-spread-modified-wild-mosquitoes https://nypost.com/2022/09/27/researchers-use-mosquitoes-on-people-to-test-new-malaria-vaccine/ https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-bill-gates-oxitec-mosquitoes-malaria-cases-106569617546 https://www.sportskeeda.com/health-and-fitness/bill-gates-releases-30-million-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-11-different-countries https://www.dailydot.com/tags/bill-gates/ https://factcheck.afp.com/bill-gates-bogeyman-virus-conspiracy-theorists https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/news-punch/
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