Did a Young Woman Deliberately Infect 324 Men With HIV?
6 April 2018 - A dubious story is based on a baseless, unverified, and anonymous Facebook post.
Tagged "HIV"
Is Anchor Butter Contaminated with HIV?
1 March 2018 - A new variant of a years-old rumor about a worker adding HIV-infected blood to foods or beverages takes aim at a popular brand of butter.
Are Cadbury Products Contaminated with HIV?
25 February 2018 - Rumors that a worker at Cadbury plant was arrested for contaminating the company's products with HIV-infected blood are a variant of an old and false rumor.
Trump Fires All Remaining Members of Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
30 December 2017 - The controversial move followed the highly publicized resignation of six members in August 2017 and has been described as unusual.
Is There a ‘New Outbreak’ of HPV That ‘Kills Faster than AIDS’?
27 November 2017 - A fabricated health scare that originated in Africa got a new lease on life in November 2017.
Is California Governor Jerry Brown Allowing HIV-Positive People to Donate Blood?
11 October 2017 - Web sites misstate what would happen under a bill that was signed into law on 6 October 2017.
Is Pepsi Contaminated with HIV?
19 September 2017 - Rumors that a worker at a Pepsi or Frooti plant contaminated those beverage products by injecting HIV-infected blood into them are old and false.
Did the Man Who Discovered the HIV Virus Confess to ‘Inventing’ It?
12 June 2017 - A bizarre, entirely false story originated on a web site notorious for bizarre, entirely false stories.
Was Mia Khalifa Diagnosed with HIV?
21 April 2017 - Rumors that the porn star is HIV-positive originated on a fake news web site.
Are Discolored Bananas Infected with HIV?
22 September 2018 - Discolored bananas that have fallen prey to a fungus may be visually unappealing, but they do not harbor HIV and pose no threat to human health.
Warning Issued by Thailand About HIV in Canned Food?
29 December 2016 - Age-old rumors about viral contamination of food evolved into a claim that HIV is present in canned food from Thailand.
Bee Venom Kills HIV
19 December 2016 - Preliminary research has shown that a single compound found in bee venom can destroy HIV, but it takes nanoscale engineering to get the process to work effectively.
