'People are still afraid of those three letters': Fighting the stigma of HIV
One daywire flash2 outlets reported this themselves; 7 of 9 reports ran a copy, most inside an hour.
The headline, as it travelled
All 9 reports used the same wording across 9 outlets - nobody re-reported it in their own words.
All 9 reports on Sat, 12 September 2026
What it is about
Gareth ThomasInternational AIDS ConferenceRioNPRBrazilBeatriz GrinsztejnGustavo PassosIan CheibubWelton GabrielGoogleNational Network Of Women LivingSao Paulo, SãPaulo, BrazilIpanema, ParanáR, BrazilRio De Janeiro, Estado Do Rio, BrazilBrazilianCatanduva, SãPaulo, BrazilBraziliansAmericaCazuza, CearáR, Brazil
Who published it, and when
How it spread - 2 original reports, 7 reprints
Sat, 12 September 2026
2 reports- NPR News13:03first to report
That's a quote from former rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive. At the International AIDS Conference in Rio this year, he spoke out about the isolation and discrimination tied to the virus.
7 reprints
- iowapublicradio.org12 Sept, 13:03their copy
- wdiy.org12 Sept, 13:03their copy
- apr.org12 Sept, 13:03their copy
- wrkf.org12 Sept, 13:03their copy
- wamc.org12 Sept, 13:03their copy
- kwit.org12 Sept, 13:03their copy
- wknofm.org12 Sept, 13:03their copy
- Google News - Top Stories13:03
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