Pin prick attack (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Pin prick attack" in English language version.

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3web.archive.org

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2bbc.com

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1jstor.org

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1rappler.com

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1abc.net.au

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1people.com

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1theadvocate.com

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abc.net.au (Global: 139^th place; English: 108^th place)

"Hepatitis C thrives in jail". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. June 14, 2001. Retrieved January 29, 2010.

bbc.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 30^th place)

"The Indian 'germ murder' that gripped the world". BBC News. December 24, 2021.
Hancock, Lucy (October 19, 2016). "Brryan Jackson: My father injected me with HIV". BBC News. BBC World Service. Retrieved October 5, 2017.

cdc.gov (Global: 218^th place; English: 212^th place)

"Are these stories true? - (FAQs)". Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention. June 19, 2000. Archived from the original on June 21, 2000. Retrieved November 27, 2012.

indiatimes.com (Global: 17^th place; English: 15^th place)

bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com

"Fake News Buster: ISIS Spreading AIDS By Insulin-like injections". Bangalore Mirror. May 3, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2025.

irrelevant.org.il (Global: low place; English: low place)

מסתובבת בין הבתים בארץ קבוצה של ״רופאים״ מתחזים [A group of impersonating 'doctors' is roaming the houses in Israel]. irrelevant.org.il (in Hebrew). August 27, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2025.

jstor.org (Global: 26^th place; English: 20^th place)

Correll, Timothy Corrigan (2008). ""You Know about Needle Boy, Right?": Variation in Rumors and Legends about Attacks with HIV-Infected Needles". Western Folklore. 67 (1): 59–100. ISSN 0043-373X.

kentucky.com (Global: 3,350^th place; English: 1,822^nd place)

Desrochers, Daniel (November 12, 2019). "Kentucky lawmaker shares false claim of ISIS terrorists injecting people with HIV". Lexington Herald-Leader.

nsw.gov.au (Global: 640^th place; English: 382^nd place)

parliament.nsw.gov.au

"Prisons (Syringe Prohibition) Amendment Bill". Parliament of New South Wales. September 18, 1991. Retrieved October 5, 2017.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Wolff, Craig (November 4, 1989). "10 Teen-Age Girls Held in Upper Broadway Pinprick Attacks". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.

people.com (Global: 31^st place; English: 25^th place)

"Act of Revenge". People. Vol. 51, no. 19. May 24, 1999. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

rappler.com (Global: 874^th place; English: 511^th place)

Tantuco, Vernise (December 21, 2018). "Hoax: ISIS 'spreading AIDS' through vaccinations at health centers". Rappler. Retrieved June 24, 2025.

smh.com.au (Global: 132^nd place; English: 96^th place)

"1500 pay tribute to fallen prison guard". The Sydney Morning Herald. February 9, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2010.

snopes.com (Global: 944^th place; English: 678^th place)

msgboard.snopes.com

"Welcome to the AIDS club". Snopes. December 26, 2003. Retrieved November 27, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}^{[unreliable source?]}

tafkac.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Urban Legend Zeitgeist: Hypodermic Hysteria". tafkac.org. Archived from the original on November 7, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2009.

theadvocate.com (Global: 3,159^th place; English: 1,708^th place)

"State board denies parole to former Lafayette doctor convicted of injecting mistress with AIDS, hepatitis C". The Acadiana Advocate. June 15, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Wolff, Craig (November 4, 1989). "10 Teen-Age Girls Held in Upper Broadway Pinprick Attacks". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
"Urban Legend Zeitgeist: Hypodermic Hysteria". tafkac.org. Archived from the original on November 7, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
"Are these stories true? - (FAQs)". Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention. June 19, 2000. Archived from the original on June 21, 2000. Retrieved November 27, 2012.

worldcat.org (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Correll, Timothy Corrigan (2008). ""You Know about Needle Boy, Right?": Variation in Rumors and Legends about Attacks with HIV-Infected Needles". Western Folklore. 67 (1): 59–100. ISSN 0043-373X.

Pin prick attack (English Wikipedia)

abc.net.au (Global: 139th place; English: 108th place)

bbc.com (Global: 20th place; English: 30th place)

cdc.gov (Global: 218th place; English: 212th place)

indiatimes.com (Global: 17th place; English: 15th place)

bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com

irrelevant.org.il (Global: low place; English: low place)

jstor.org (Global: 26th place; English: 20th place)

kentucky.com (Global: 3,350th place; English: 1,822nd place)

nsw.gov.au (Global: 640th place; English: 382nd place)