Joan Shenton
Meeting the Men and Women Who Refuse to Believe That HIV Causes AIDS
Despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, HIV denialists reject the idea that the virus causes AIDS. Some even question whether or not the virus actually exists.
Let's Be Clear About This: HIV Denial Kills
Earlier this week, VICE ran an interview with the prominent HIV denialist Joan Shenton. But her crackpot theories aren't just laughable – they can be deadly.
This Journalist Has Spent Her Career Championing HIV Dissidents
Joan Shenton's 1998 book Positively False questioned the existence of HIV. Last week an updated anniversary edition was released. We asked the author what's changed over the last 17 years.
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