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2025-06-15 16:43:28 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 367A0AC9D1C0C9AB5392FBF7897807B0BA753CCABF97B0BEF3FA4E01C9B14B41
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Fusarium graminearum is a long-studied toxic fungus that already exists naturally in the U.S. and while it “can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice [as well as cause vomiting in livestock/people who eat it” — the claim of wiping out the entire food supply is an exaggeration. https://nypost.com/2025/06/13/world-news/chinese-scientists-accused-of-smuggling-biological-matter-into-the-us-will-stay-in-jail/
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