{"id":149258,"date":"2023-02-28T16:06:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T10:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=149258"},"modified":"2023-02-28T16:06:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T10:36:14","slug":"barber-jihad-in-mumbai-screengrab-from-unrelated-2013-news-report-shared-out-of-context","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/barber-jihad-in-mumbai-screengrab-from-unrelated-2013-news-report-shared-out-of-context\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Barber Jihad&#8217; in Mumbai? Screengrab from unrelated 2013 news report shared out of context"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A photograph of two individuals in police custody is going viral on social media as &#8216;Barber Jihad&#8217; in Mumbai. It is claimed that these two individuals have confessed to the Mumbai police that barbers receive funds from local mosques to make incisions with HIV-infected blades while providing service to Hindu customers.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/kUhpH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shashikant Kinger<\/a> shared this photograph and wrote in Hindi, &#8220;Breaking News&#8230; Mumbai Barber Jihad **** A Mullah confessed to the police that money is received for barber jihad in mosques. In which they are being taught to make a slight incision with the AIDS-infected blades on Hindus. And more and more boys are being groomed for this covert warfare.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092c\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091c&#8230; \u092e\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0908 \u0928\u093e\u0908 \u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926**** \u090f\u0915 \u092e\u0941\u0932\u0932\u0947 \u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u092e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u092c\u0942\u0932 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0928\u093e\u0908\u091c\u0947\u0939\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092a\u0948\u0938\u093e \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0964 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0941\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u090f\u0921\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u094d\u0932\u0947\u0921 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u0932\u094d\u0915\u093e \u0938\u093e \u091a\u0940\u0930\u093e \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0938\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948. \u0914\u0930 \u091c\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0926\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u091c\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0926\u093e \u0932\u0921\u0915\u094b \u0915\u094b \u0905\u0902\u0926\u0930\u0942\u0928\u0940 \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cMBTNlcgN9\">pic.twitter.com\/cMBTNlcgN9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shashikant Kinger (@samsonindia66) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samsonindia66\/status\/1630224643390066688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/JNFSI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manoj Srivastava<\/a> also shared the photograph with the exact caption in Hindi.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092c\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091c \u092e\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0908 \u0928\u093e\u0908 \u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926 \u090f\u0915 \u092e\u0941\u0932\u0932\u0947 \u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u092e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u092c\u0942\u0932 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0928\u093e\u0908\u091c\u0947\u0939\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092a\u0948\u0938\u093e \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0941\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u090f\u0921\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u094d\u0932\u0947\u0921 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u0932\u094d\u0915\u093e \u0938\u093e \u091a\u0940\u0930\u093e \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0938\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u091c\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0926\u093e \u0932\u0921\u0915\u094b \u0915\u094b \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942-\u0928\u093e\u0908 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0938\u0947\u0935-\u0915\u091f\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0915\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1wgg6m87mA\">pic.twitter.com\/1wgg6m87mA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manoj Srivastava (@ManojSr60583090) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManojSr60583090\/status\/1630099273139494915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Other Twitter users who have shared this photo with the claim include <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/9Sc93\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ravindranaspure<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/TCPQW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JAGDISHLATHIYA5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/WKOS1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@balugandge<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/EdLgQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">many more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-149258 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/barber-jihad-in-mumbai-screengrab-from-unrelated-2013-news-report-shared-out-of-context\/2023-02-28-12_57_53-ravindra-anaspure-on-twitter_-_%e0%a4%ae%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%ac%e0%a4%88-%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%88-%e0%a4%9c%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%a6-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%b2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-12_57_53-Ravindra-Anaspure-on-Twitter_-_\u092e\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0908-\u0928\u093e\u0908-\u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926-\u092e\u0941\u0932\u0932\u0947-\u0928\u0947-\u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938-\u0915\u0947-\u0938\u093e\u092e\u0928\u0947-\u0915\u0941\u092c\u0942\u0932-\u0915\u093f\u092f.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-12_57_53-Ravindra-Anaspure-on-Twitter_-_\u092e\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0908-\u0928\u093e\u0908-\u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926-\u092e\u0941\u0932\u0932\u0947-\u0928\u0947-\u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938-\u0915\u0947-\u0938\u093e\u092e\u0928\u0947-\u0915\u0941\u092c\u0942\u0932-\u0915\u093f\u092f.jpg 474w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-12_57_32-\ud83d\udea9-\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0936\u093e\u0938\u0915-\u0938\u092e\u093f\u0924\u093f-\ud83d\udea9K-R-T-on-Twitter_-_\u092c\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0902\u0917-\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091c...-\u092e\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0908-\u0928\u093e\u0908-\u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926____-\u090f\u0915.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-12_57_32-\ud83d\udea9-\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0936\u093e\u0938\u0915-\u0938\u092e\u093f\u0924\u093f-\ud83d\udea9K-R-T-on-Twitter_-_\u092c\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0902\u0917-\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091c...-\u092e\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0908-\u0928\u093e\u0908-\u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926____-\u090f\u0915.jpg 477w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-12_57_17-protect-hindus-on-Twitter_-_\u092c\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0902\u0917-\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091c...-\u092e\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0908-\u0928\u093e\u0908-\u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926____-\u090f\u0915-\u092e\u0941\u0932\u0932\u0947-\u0928\u0947-\u092a\u0941.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-12_57_17-protect-hindus-on-Twitter_-_\u092c\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0902\u0917-\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091c...-\u092e\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0908-\u0928\u093e\u0908-\u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926____-\u090f\u0915-\u092e\u0941\u0932\u0932\u0947-\u0928\u0947-\u092a\u0941.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-12_57_17-protect-hindus-on-Twitter_-_\u092c\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0902\u0917-\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091c...-\u092e\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0908-\u0928\u093e\u0908-\u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926____-\u090f\u0915-\u092e\u0941\u0932\u0932\u0947-\u0928\u0947-\u092a\u0941-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The claim is also viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6&amp;sde=AboBqh72SlByyCgSa9FMh03Jv4BXmrBunfd-5q3SAV-PeF9JZ_8csn6zhC4jdpRKLNuO96oBeqw3z_XLsfpckLhn70eq77FLZz9iZWNqHeRDzvU4BdQMf4SAIdk18P_oisri7PeDSlydB00QHOzgP34nkCQR2rAmPLI-TXk1ytFsfI_-9Cf-7DDVNQbVd_9GiHw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and WhatsApp. Alt News has received multiple requests on its WhatsApp tipline (+91 7600011160) to verify the veracity of this claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-149258 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/barber-jihad-in-mumbai-screengrab-from-unrelated-2013-news-report-shared-out-of-context\/screenshot-2023-02-28-114824\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-28-114824.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-28-114824.jpg 928w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-28-114824-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-28-114824-768x362.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/barber-jihad-in-mumbai-screengrab-from-unrelated-2013-news-report-shared-out-of-context\/screenshot-2023-02-28-114810\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-28-114810.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-28-114810.jpg 862w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-28-114810-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-28-114810-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/barber-jihad-in-mumbai-screengrab-from-unrelated-2013-news-report-shared-out-of-context\/2023-02-28-12_59_45-settings\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2068\" height=\"1603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-12_59_45-Settings.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-12_59_45-Settings.jpg 2068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-12_59_45-Settings-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-12_59_45-Settings-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-12_59_45-Settings-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-12_59_45-Settings-1536x1191.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-12_59_45-Settings-2048x1587.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2068px) 100vw, 2068px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>We noticed that the bottom right corner of the photograph contains the old logo of India TV. We found out through a <a href=\"https:\/\/logos.fandom.com\/wiki\/India_TV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keyword search<\/a> that the logo of India TV present in the viral image has not been in use since 2013. This suggests that the viral picture could at least be a decade old.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-149271 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-13_06_18-India-TV-_-Logopedia-_-Fandom-Brave.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"879\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-13_06_18-India-TV-_-Logopedia-_-Fandom-Brave.jpg 879w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-13_06_18-India-TV-_-Logopedia-_-Fandom-Brave-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-13_06_18-India-TV-_-Logopedia-_-Fandom-Brave-768x503.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taking note of this detail, we performed a reverse image search using <a href=\"https:\/\/lens.google.com\/search?p=AfVzNa9FnyTUL450t6DjNAFu71dB7FV63z5uTfVdMSZx90Nj85pwVRECeTPHLC4djp-AZ_vUjZ2JKVZVWOU52hzNee5-ktovoqESnb6aRUZwEOjcU5_K-FnPEJU8kJHcF2ja1SUG-C7UvfeVszyHpI8VF4TjBCZ4ZvlUpsYKrSGllK4xNosdL5r7FESgrTMnfXA9GR2C1a1NQIekVefiXvJv4Ac1rQI2wCSKbAgaZbX7N8KQiK8NmYnDGAET6WzBFlumEWnTGPTI7PnWc90Vlp9oXCRoTl6Y5AkhaUXTL4pZ_fYAZw%3D%3D&amp;ep=gisbubb&amp;hl=en-NL&amp;re=df#lns=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsIkVrY0tKR05sWVRGaE1qZGxMV0V4WldVdE5EWXpNeTA0WmpSbExUSmxNRGRqTmpSaVpEVTJPQklmTURaclowWlhaWGc0Y3pCV1VVUjFWV2RKVkUxaWJEWlJOV281ZEdGU1p3PT0iXQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Lens<\/a> and came across a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gdeUMRdLH6E?t=47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video report<\/a> from India TV published in July 2013. The title of the video says, &#8220;Mumbai police arrests Bhojpuri actor Irfan Khan for credit cards theft&#8221;. It can be seen that the viral image is taken from this video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-149272 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-13_13_17-YouTube-video-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1982\" height=\"941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-13_13_17-YouTube-video-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave.jpg 1982w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-13_13_17-YouTube-video-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-13_13_17-YouTube-video-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave-1024x486.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-13_13_17-YouTube-video-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave-768x365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/2023-02-28-13_13_17-YouTube-video-1200-\u00d7-628px-Brave-1536x729.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1982px) 100vw, 1982px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Alt News spoke with a Mumbai-based crime reporter who told to us that no reports of &#8216;barber jihad&#8217; has come to their notice, and they have never heard of such a thing as &#8216;barber jihad&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Readers may note that as per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unaids.org\/en\/frequently-asked-questions-about-hiv-and-aids#what-is-the-risk-of-transmitting-hiv-through-sharing-razors-with-an-infected-person\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNAIDS<\/a>, &#8220;Any kind of cut using an unsterilized object, such as a razor or knife, can transmit HIV. 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