“The video shows a genetically modified mosquito with a serial number on its body.”
What FACTLY found
The insect in the viral video is confirmed to be an aphid, not a genetically modified mosquito. Aphids have two pairs of wings, small red eyes, and lack the proboscis, the needle-like tube that mosquitoes use to suck blood. Mosquitoes, on the other hand, only have one pair of wings. This video first went viral in 2022, and FRANCE 24 media confirmed that the insect was an aphid. However, genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in places like the Cayman Islands (2010), Brazil (2012),...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 October 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 October 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DBOSzq4RFtI/
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.