A photo circulating the internet shows former Los Angeles Laker Magic Johnson having blood drawn, but he wasn’t donating blood “to help underprivileged communities help fight COVID-19” as social media posts claim.
on its site that year, crediting Frontline, with this caption:"Dr. David Ho, an HIV/AIDS specialist, draws blood from Magic Johnson, one of the people featured in ‘Endgame: AIDS in Black America.’"Kid Rock tweeted, “Some people wouldn’t recognize tyranny if it slapped a mask on their face, made them stand 6 feet apart, and forced them to take a vaccine for a virus with a 99.8% survival rate.
”This moment happens in the documentary starting around the 1:07 mark. There’s no suggestion that Johnson, who is HIV positive and discusses his diagnosis in the documentary, was donating blood.:"I’m aware of the false story circling the internet, and to be clear, I have never donated blood.", the Red Cross says,"Do not give blood if you have AIDS or have ever had a positive HIV test.
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