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A Former ER Worker’s Viral Claim About People Faking HIV Infection for Disability Benefits Has Internet Stunned (opens in new tab)

A video posted by @WallStreetApes on X features a woman who says she is a former emergency room worker repeating a widely circulated and unverified claim: that some people intentionally seek HIV infection to obtain disability benefits. The woman, who does not provide her name, hospital, or dates of employment, says she encountered patients engaged… up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post appeared first on .

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