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2024-12-09 14:26:42 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1661C20960EE79A7E7222D88BFDBC9A65527D029D153002902F4053493982903
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The claim that Gates admitted to using India as a personal laboratory is a mischaracterization of his actual statement. People's Voice spews fake news-Congo has an outbreak of mpox: https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/bill-gates-draws-flak-for-calling-india-a-kind-of-laboratory-to-try-things-101733192793983.html https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/bill-gates-slammed-for-calling-india-laboratory-to-try-things/articleshow/115907231.cms Context of Gates' Comments: https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/bill-gates-criticised-for-saying-india-is-a-kind-of-laboratory-to-try-things-9703287/lite/ Positive Intent: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/bill-gates-faces-backlash-for-calling-india-a-laboratory-to-try-things-/articleshow/115934216.cms Current Situation in Congo: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-center/press-releases/2024/08/mpox-outbreak-health-emergency https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emerging-topics/who-deploys-expert-team-dr-congo-assist-undiagnosed-outbreak-probe BIAS: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/news-punch/ https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/highly-contagious-unknown-virus-kills-79-in-congo-after-gates-foundation-vaccine-roll-out/
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