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HuckleB

(35,773 posts)
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 06:33 PM Feb 2016

Monsanto finally makes it into Zika virus conspiracy theory [View all]

http://thespudd.com/monsanto-finally-makes-it-into-zika-virus-conspiracy-theory/

"ST. LOUIS, MO – Executives at the dungeon lair headquarters of Monsanto are breathing a sigh of relief today as they finally were implicated in a conspiracy theory involving the Zika Virus in Brazil.

The latest conspiracy revolves around a larvacide called Pyriproxyfen, which is actually manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical, a Japanese company.

However, at some point the chemical may have been either worked on or owned by Monsanto or something, something Monsanto is evil.

“We watched for a few weeks as GMO mosquitoes, vaccines, Bill Gates and even lizard people were getting all the conspiracy coverage,” said Diablo Lucifer, Monsanto CEO. “Now it’s finally our turn. This couldn’t come at a better time for us either, since people seem to be getting less and less crazy about GMOs and not mentioning us as much on social media.”

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The Spudd does it again!

(And, yes, Natural News, the Organic Consumers Assinine-ation, and other conspiracy folks are actually promoting this "connection" to a "Monsanto product" made by a Japanese company, that interestingly doesn't appear to be causing any problems in the rest of the world where it has been used. Hmm.)

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