Scientific Facts Versus Media Misinformation
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There are two intentional difference between this version of the article and the original published version. First, the original published version contains an error in Figure 2 which was inadvertently introduced during the editing process. Specifically, the sign of the condom use/HIV correlation was reversed. This electronic version of the article contains the correct version of Figure 2. Second, in the author notes Nick Carnagey's name was misspelled.
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