RFK Jr.'s Buckwild Belief That HIV Doesn't Cause AIDS

Hosts Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes examine the resurgence of the long-debunked conspiracy theory that HIV does not cause AIDS, focusing on RFK Jr.'s recent promotion of this belief. They trace the movement's origins to virologist Peter Duesberg, detail the catastrophic impact of denialist policies in South Africa under Thabo Mbeki, and explain how COVID-19 conspiracy theories have re-activated old AIDS denialist narratives online. Fact-checked by Gregg Gonsalves, the episode highlights the real-world harm caused by medical misinformation.