Editing Discredited HIV/AIDS origins theories (section)

==Prevalence of conspiracy beliefs==
According to Phil Wilson, executive director of the Black AIDS Institute in Los Angeles, conspiracy theories are becoming a barrier to the prevention of AIDS since people start to believe that no matter what measures they take, they can still be prone to contracting this disease. A 2005 study suggests this makes them less careful when engaging in practices that put them at risk because they believe there is no point.<ref name=Fears2005>{{cite news |last1=Fears |first1=Darryl |title=Study: Many Blacks Cite AIDS Conspiracy |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33695-2005Jan24.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=12 June 2017 |date=25 January 2005}}</ref> "Nearly half of the 500 African Americans surveyed said that HIV is man-made. More than one-quarter said they believed that AIDS was produced in a government laboratory, and 12 percent believed it was created and spread by the CIA&nbsp;... At the same time, 75 percent said they believed medical and public health agencies are working to stop the spread of AIDS in black communities."<ref name=Fears2005 />