See also: AIDS Denialism
General Information
- Myths about HIV/AIDS (TheBody)
- AIDS Myths and Misunderstandings (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish and Russian versions
- How to Identify AIDS Fraud (Project Inform)
- How Is HIV Transmitted? (Poz) – see section “Common Myths About How HIV Is Spread”
- Top Ten Myths and Misconceptions About HIV and AIDS (WebMD)
- Global AIDS: Myths and Facts (American Medical Student Association)
- Origin of HIV and AIDS (Avert) – fact sheet with information about some common myths concerning the origin of HIV
Selected Articles
- U.K. Papers Erroneously Report, Yet Again, That an HIV Cure Is Near. (October 2016, Hepmag); related coverage from Healio, Beta Blog and AVAC
- Media reports of a British HIV cure ‘breakthrough’ are premature. (October 2016, AIDSmap); related coverage from MedPage Today
- Media Outlets Falsely Claim That a Cure for HIV May Be Only Three Years Away. (April 2016, Poz)
- Genetic Research Into Early AIDS Cases Further Debunks “Patient Zero” Myth. (March 2016, Poz)
- Rejecting Good Science on PrEP: Why Does it Happen? (September 2015, Beta Blog)
- HIV Conspiracy Theories and the Black Community. (March 2015, TheBody)
- African-American HIV Conspiracy Theories Derive From Mistrust. (February 2015, Poz)
- African American people’s AIDS conspiracy beliefs best understood in terms of social anxiety and distrust, not ignorance. (January 2015, AIDSmap)
- Many HIV-positive people’s understanding of the law on HIV transmission is “weak and patchy.” (January 2015, AIDSmap)
- Egypt’s Military Regime Still Pushing Bogus HIV, Hepatitis ‘Cure.’ (July 2014, Hepmag)
- Media Cooks Up Claim That Soy Sauce Treats, Even Cures HIV. (May 2014, Poz)
- Uptake of PrEP may be limited because few gay men think they are at risk of HIV infection. (September 2013, AIDSmap)
- “If I am given antiretrovirals I will think I am nearing the grave” – a challenge for early treatment strategies. (September 2013, AIDSmap)
- Misleading News Reports Suggest HIV Cure Is Near. (May 2013, Poz)
- South African women with AIDS conspiracy beliefs half as likely to use condoms. (May 2011, AIDSmap)
