A quietly instituted “pause” on the federal procurement of fetal tissue for biomedical research has halted, at least temporarily, a research project seeking a cure for HIV.
A dubious story is based on a baseless, unverified, and anonymous Facebook post.
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.
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.
The controversial move followed the highly publicized resignation of six members in August 2017 and has been described as unusual.
A fabricated health scare that originated in Africa got a new lease on life in November 2017.
Web sites misstate what would happen under a bill that was signed into law on 6 October 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.
A bizarre, entirely false story originated on a web site notorious for bizarre, entirely false stories.
Rumors that the porn star is HIV-positive originated on a fake news web site.
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.
Age-old rumors about viral contamination of food evolved into a claim that HIV is present in canned food from Thailand.
Rumors of the rapper's demise spread in December 2019 after posts on "prank" news websites.
Fake death notices are often spread for malicious purposes.
Conspiracy theorists outdid themselves in October 2019 in response to the Ukraine scandal that threatened Donald Trump's presidency with impeachment.
A rule change that hardens work requirements for those receiving federal food assistance is expected to go into effect in 2020.
The alleged trick of distracting a driver by cramming a plastic bottle in a wheel well runs counter to how most carjackers operate.