All articles tagged with #aids denialism
Peter Duesberg, once a celebrated virologist, argued HIV did not cause AIDS and helped seed today’s anti-science movement; his claims were debunked, but his influence persists through figures like RFK Jr. who weaponize distrust of public health, shaping policy and vaccine skepticism with deadly consequences.
Bret Weinstein promoted discredited pseudo-theories about AIDS, including the idea that party drugs like poppers cause AIDS, on Joe Rogan's podcast. Weinstein cited a book by anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy as evidence. The conversation also delved into conspiracy theories about COVID, AIDS drugs, and a shadowy secret group controlling the United States. Scientists and public health researchers criticized the spread of misinformation, and a spokesperson for amfAR expressed disappointment in the dissemination of false information about HIV.