To be targeted by conspiracy theories in these hours is the logo of the Rainforest Alliance: the small frog that is often seen on fruit and vegetables from tropical countries that can be purchased at the supermarket. According to a narrative spread on social media, the logo would be applied to the products chosen by Bill Gates to vaccinate those who “did not take the injection” orally.
For those in a hurry:
- There are no oral Covid vaccines approved by the FDA or the European Union.
- There is no record of Bill Gates giving to the Rainforest Alliance from 2007 forward.
- The logo is simply the Rainforest Alliance’s certification of sustainability.
- Hardly, even if Bill Gates actually wanted to hide the vaccine in food, he would do so by leaving such an evident trace of his work.
Analyses
Below we see the description and then the screenshot of one of the posts subject to verification.
«Look at how they use the truth, to communicate from a true fact, on the other a presumed priest asserts that neither blessings nor exorcisms are needed to obtain protection from this kind of induced diseases, then in the end he also tells you that God bless you . There could not be a bigger joke, the smartest and most satanic way to say that God does not exist and to induce people’s subconscious that praying, blessing and exorcising does not bring anything good. This is a devil priest. You have understood the strategy to induce people not to believe in God, they use scary things to induce them not to turn to God».
This is one of the most delusional descriptions that accompanies the image spread on social media. Inside, a photo of some bananas on which the Rainforest Alliance certification logo appears superimposed. In the centre, a small green frog, surrounded by a frame with the relative inscription. The text within the image reads:
«The famous Bill Gates admitted that in the future those who have not been injected will be vaccinated through food. Farmers have long known that their calves are vaccinated orally. Suddenly, a large amount of food bears the seal of the frog, called the Rainforced Alliance. The seal should stand for sustainable products. However, insiders report that these foods contain insect parts and mRNA vaccines. The seal recently appeared in the United States and is now invading all of Europe. We don’t know if vaccines are already contained in these frog-branded foods. The fact is, these foods are unhealthy and make you sick!
Negative contamination cannot be resolved even with a blessing and an exorcism. Please be vigilant and DO NOT purchase and consume these foods!!!!
God bless you
Father Gebhard»
Two things are immediately noticeable. First, the certification name is wrong. This is the Rainforest Alliance and not the ‘Rainforced Alliance’. Furthermore, it is not specified which vaccine we are talking about, even if one can imagine it is the one against Covid, given that it is an “mRna-type” vaccine.
Oral vaccines
There was talk of vaccines to be taken orally against Covid. Some of them have been approved in China and trials continue, so that it is possible to offer protection from the virus even to those who do not wish to have an injection. However, none of these are currently approved for use in Europe. This, however, has no connection with the Rainforest Alliance, and hardly, even if Bill Gates actually wanted to hide the vaccine in food, he would do so by leaving such an evident trace of his work.
Donations and association
However, there are no donations from Bill Gates or his foundation to the Rainforest Alliance in 2022 (latest data available). On the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation website, however, there is a donation of over 5 million dollars made in 2007. However, the question remains: what does that little frog in the logo mean? The answer is given directly by the Rainforest Alliance on a dedicated page. The presence of the logo indicates that the certified product or ingredient has been using methods that support the three pillars of sustainability: social, economic and environmental. Everything is checked by third parties, in order to highlight any malfunctioning of the system.
Conclusions
According to some users on Facebook, the Rainforest Alliance frog logo would indicate, in the foods thus marked, the presence of vaccines against Covid to be taken orally. Behind the whole operation would be Bill Gates. However, there are no oral Covid vaccines approved in the EU. Also, there is no record of Bill Gates donating to the Rinforest Alliance from 2007 forward. The logo is simply the Rainforest Alliance’s certification of sustainability. Finally, even if Bill Gates actually wanted to hide the vaccine in food, he would hardly do it, leaving such an evident trace of his work.
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