Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-01-13 23:13:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EA55B82874BF100CB1EFF3083CF9B6B09DC655FBCE87C9838FADACDDD4694DA4
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The image presents misleading information about GMOs and bee deaths. Here's why this meme is inaccurate: Studies have consistently shown that GM crops do not directly harm bee populations: https://gmoanswers.com/are-gmos-causing-decline-bees https://academic.oup.com/book/11436/chapter-abstract/160126716?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8247894/ Actual Causes of Bee Decline: https://covenantwildlife.com/blog/the-decline-of-honey-bees-causes-impacts-and-conservation-efforts/ https://www.epa.gov/pollinator-protection/colony-collapse-disorder https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/to-protect-india-s-bees-we-need-to-understand-their-impact-on-agricultural-practices-89333 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.1027169/full https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7712510/
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