Recent articles from several major news sources about beer pong-related herpes used false reports from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Arizona State University president Michael Crow.The Los Angeles NBC news affiliate KNBC and Fox News Network’s “Fox and Friends” both covered the story along with multiple internet forums.The CDC and Arizona State University both released statements denying the false reports.”President Crow has never heard of this and did not make the statement that is attributed to him in the article,” said Terri Shafer, an ASU spokeswoman.——Contact Peter Hubbs at [email protected]
False reports spread beer-pong herpes hoax – 12:30 p.m.
March 8, 2009