{"id":2285297,"date":"2024-06-28T11:53:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T15:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-were-over-40000-people-in-houston-texas-diagnosed-with-an-std-the-week-of-june-9\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T11:56:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T15:56:12","slug":"fact-check-were-over-40000-people-in-houston-texas-diagnosed-with-an-std-the-week-of-june-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-were-over-40000-people-in-houston-texas-diagnosed-with-an-std-the-week-of-june-9\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Were Over 40,000 People In Houston, Texas Diagnosed With An STD The Week Of June 9?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-were-over-40000-people-in-houston-texas-diagnosed-with-an-std-the-week-of-june-9%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2285297&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary \u200bpertains to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">false<\/a> claim shared on Facebook suggesting that 40,000 people in Houston, Texas were diagnosed with an STD in\u200b the week of June 9,\u2063 2024. According\u2062 to the post, this claim is unfounded as data from the Centers for \u2064Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\u200b indicates that there were no reported\u200b STD \u200dcases during that \u2063week. \u2064Additionally, the text\u200c mentions\u200c the execution\u200b of a Texas man who\u200c was\u2063 guilty of kidnapping, sexual assault, \u2063and murder.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p><span>A post <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1030780575280737&amp;set=a.628587715500027\"><span>shared on Facebook<\/span><\/a><span>  claims 40,000 people in Houston, Texas were diagnosed with a type of STD during the week of June 9, 2024.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is baseless. Data from the <span>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-of-taxpayer-funded-antiracist-group-funneled-nearly-300k-to-husbands-law-firm\/\" title=\"President of Taxpayer-Funded Antiracist Group Funneled Nearly 0K to Husband\u2019s Law Firm\">site shows<\/a> that there were no STD cases reported during that week.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A Texas man who admitted to the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of an 18-year-old was executed Wednesday via chemical injection, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/texas-execution-ramiro-gonzales-30b8a4903066d02c1e0d75d28839e42b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AP News<\/a>. He apologized to the family of the victim, saying, &ldquo;I owe all of you my life and I hope one day you will forgive me,&rdquo; the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>A Facebook post claims that 40,000 STD cases were reported during the week of June 9 in Texas. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impartial-juror-who-wore-floyd-themed-blm-shirt-defends-attending-racial-justice-rally-where-floyd-family-spoke-before-trial\/\" title=\"Impartial? Juror Who Wore Floyd-Themed BLM Shirt Defends Attending Racial Justice Rally Where Floyd Family Spoke Before Trial\">post shows<\/a> a chart allegedly backing up the claim.<\/p>\n<p>The text on the image reads, &ldquo;More than 40,000 people in Houston, Texas were diagnosed with an STD last week.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The post is inaccurate, however. <span>The CDC <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wonder.cdc.gov\/\/nndss\/static\/2024\/24\/2024-24-table1250.html\"><span>website<\/span><\/a><span>  shows that no STDs were reported in Texas for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-weekly-jobless-claims-fall-to-712000\/\" title=\"U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to 712,000\">week ending<\/a> in June 15. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-7-million-covid-vaccines-given-in-u-s-with-70-of-available-doses-unused\/\" title=\"6.7 million COVID Vaccines Given in U.S. With 70% of Available Doses Unused\">data shows<\/a> only 186 cases have been reported in the state so far in 2024 and 25 were reported in the last 52 weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonhealth.org\/news\/media-contacts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tucker Wilson<\/a>, a spokesperson for Houston Department of Health, provided Check Your Fact with a statement from the department via email. &ldquo;The numbers represent laboratory tests reported for the entire state whether the test is positive or negative,&rdquo; it reads, in part. &ldquo;Statewide, about 1.2 million HIV tests and 1.6 million syphilis tests are reported every year.&rdquo;<\/span><span>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/03\/14\/fact-check-80-percent-texas-cattle-grazing-land-destroyed-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(<\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/03\/14\/fact-check-80-percent-texas-cattle-grazing-land-destroyed-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RELATED: No, 80 Percent Of Texas&rsquo; &lsquo;Cattle Grazing Land&rsquo; Was Not Destroyed By Recent Fires)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Check Your Fact has contacted a CDC spokesperson for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Facebook post alleges that 40,000 Houston residents were diagnosed with an STD in one week of June 2024. This claim is false. 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