I went on to the Drudge Report today and read this: “MAG: 25% OF NEW HIV-INFECTED GAY MEN SOUGHT OUT VIRUS, SAYS SAN FRAN HEALTH OFFICIAL.” Is there any truth to this? I sincerely hope that it’s not true and that Matt Drudge’s “journalist” badge is revoked!
Can’t Trust Drudge
Sorry, CTD, but we can’t take away Drudge’s journalism badge. First, there’s no such thing as a journalism badge (good thing, too, since I probably couldn’t get one), and second, the claim that 25 percent of all new HIV infections in gay men are intentional wasn’t made by Matt Drudge. Drudge doesn’t do much actual reporting; any Drudge Report regular can tell you that his website is almost entirely composed of links to stories in other publications. All Drudge is guilty of is disseminating a claim made in the February issue of Rolling Stone.
Gregory Freeman wrote the story...