HIV and AIDS are man-made diseases created in a laboratory

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REFUTED

the evidence says no

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Extensive scientific evidence and fact-checks show that HIV and AIDS are natural diseases that evolved from simian viruses, not man-made creations from a laboratory.

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Evidence against · 4

snopes.com: Was AIDS Created by the CIA? | Snopes.com

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snopes.com: Was AIDS Created by the CIA? | Snopes.com. snopes.com. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aids-created-by-cia/

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leadstories.com: Fact Check: Doctor Did NOT Say On Video That He Manufactured AIDS As Bio Weapon -- This Is A Soviet-Era Disinformation Hoax | Lead Stories

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leadstories.com: Fact Check: Doctor Did NOT Say On Video That He Manufactured AIDS As Bio Weapon -- This Is A Soviet-Era Disinformation Hoax | Lead Stories. leadstories.com. https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2022/12/fact-check-doctor-did-not-say-manufactured-aids-bio-weapon.html

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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: How East Germany Fabricated the Myth of HIV Being Man ...

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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: How East Germany Fabricated the Myth of HIV Being Man .... pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28814120/

Explains that the idea of HIV being man-made is a fabricated Cold War myth, while natural origin from primates is well-documented.

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en.wikipedia.org: Discredited HIV/AIDS origins theories

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en.wikipedia.org: Discredited HIV/AIDS origins theories. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discredited_HIV/AIDS_origins_theories

States that alternative theories about HIV origins are discredited fringe theories and that HIV evolved naturally from SIV.

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The paper trail · every fact has a biography

first checked01 Aug 2026

judged → REFUTED · 001 Aug 2026

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