I could not find the original hoax post in the Goanet archives. Perhaps, it was circulated on some other Goan forum or through spam mail. However, I congratulate John Monteiro for finding out the truth about HIV transmission from a responsible source, and for exposing this egregious hoax. It would be nice if mainstream journalists and influential bloggers meticulously followed this procedure at all times.
Cheers, Santosh John Monteiro wrote: > >To all Goanetters who were fooled by the story of a >young boy who had caught HIV from a pineapple vendor >in Goa. > >I was aghast that this story was put on the forum by a >hoaxer, who shall remain unnamed by me, but the >archives can give you the fuller details. > >I contacted Aids Hotline to disprove this story, the >reply I received, in full is below, and is >self-explantory. >