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Africa: No Evidence Criminals Are Claiming to Test Blood Sugar for Free Only to 'Inject Victims With HIV' - Old Hoax Resurfaces

info@africacheck.org (Africa Check) · AllAfrica

Published 30 Sept 2026, 7:11 pm·7 d ago·1 min read

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[Africa Check] IN SHORT: A graphic circulating online in South Africa and Nigeria warns of criminals claiming to test blood sugar for free, only to infect people with HIV instead. But this hoax circulated in the Philippines in 2025, and the country's health department debunked it.

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