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2024-05-11 22:15:11 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3034BAA091ECAD80508ED30CD52A50C64E5DD9209C63D660E80AA65E69AC35E5
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This claim is false and misleading. Official statistics show only a tiny number of cases where the oral polio vaccine directly resulted in children developing polio in India during that period. https://factcheck.afp.com/gates-foundation-targeted-misleading-claims-about-india-polio-vaccine-campaign https://www.who.int/health-topics/poliomyelitis#tab=tab_1 https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/poliomyelitis The Indian government did not “evict” the Gates. https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/conspiracy-theory-bill-gates-backed-polio-vaccine-disabled-kids-1707666-2020-08-04 The Logical Indian Crew: https://thelogicalindian.com/fact-check/bill-gates-polio-vaccine-covid-19-gates-foundation-21270
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