ABOUT TSATF | SERVICES | COMMITTEES | EVENTS | INFORMATION | CONTACT Hoaxes and Rumors: I have read on the Internet several stories about people getting stuck by needles in phone booth coin returns, movie theater seats, gas pump handles, and other places. One story said that CDC reported similar incidents about improperly discarded needles and syringes. Are these stories true? Recently, a Weekly World News story made claims that CDC had discovered a mutated version of HIV that is transmitted through the air. Is this true? False Report: HIV Can Be Transmitted by Contact with Unused Feminine (Sanitary) Pads False Report: Texas Child Dies of Heroin Overdose After Being Stuck by Used Needle Found in Playground