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As the Covid pandemic and vaccination are losing their political salience, Lithuania's conspiracy theorists have found a new topic: insects in food.
Users are looking for insect residues and heavy metals in their food - and blame the vegan movement for purportedly encouraging societies to give up traditional healthy food.
Alfredas Buiko, a scholar studying conspiracy theories, says the scare about food safety and health is not as deep-rooted as the better-known conspiracy theories about vaccines and the 5G network.


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This reminds me. I need to check if roasted mealworms are available for purchase online again. >

They think this is going to happen in Canada now. At least they stopped talking anti-vaxx a bit less. >

Insects are rich in protein. Just close your eyes and pretend it's chips >

Some places in Mexico eat roasted insects with salt >

same in other eastern european nationals like romania. conspiracy theorists here abound. >

Is it dumb not have a preference that you don't like insects?
I don't like crab lobsters and shrimp for sale reason. Some people don't like meat, some people don't like certain fruits etc.
I'm not willingly eating bugs bruh >

I like mushrooms and people call me "shroom boy".
I don't want to know what people would call me if I ate insects. So keep your preferences to yourself then it's okay.