ADVERTISEMENT The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has moved swiftly to shut down viral social media claims alleging it has released genetically modified mosquitoes in Kenya, calling the accusations “false, misleading and unfounded.”
In a firm statement issued Monday, the foundation clarified that it does not release mosquitoes anywhere in the world, does not operate laboratories that do so, and runs no vector-control activities in Nairobi or any other part of Kenya. The denial comes amid a flurry of sensational posts on X (formerly Twitter) alleging that lab-released mosquitoes were “chewing” children and the elderly in the capital.
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