evidence: The social media posts point to financial support the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave to the biotechnology company Oxitec for its malaria program. The posts claim this money helped Oxitec release genetically modified mosquitoes in the U.S., which led to the recent malaria cases in Florida and Texas. [...] Social media posts claimed Gates’ financial support of mosquito programs led to the five recent cases of malaria in the U.S. [...] The Associated Press, "A Bill Gates-tied mosquito project is not responsible for recent US malaria cases," June 30, 2023