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'''House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic''' is a propaganda video to [[HIV/AIDS-Denialism|deny a link between a HIV infection and AIDS disease]] originating from the Canadian filmmaker Brent W. Leung in 2009. Filmmaker Leung describes his movie as an "objective examination" of the hypothesis that HI-virus causes AIDS.

An interesting thing about the movie is the fact that to date it is not known who funded the movie. A German version of the DVD is available from the publisher [[Kopp-Verlag]].

=="House of Numbers"==
The name of the movie derives from Leungs view, that statistical numbers about HIV infection and AIDS patients were fabricated and manipulated by an international conspiracy. Alas, a discussion of the WHO numbers is not part of the movie. According to Leungs view the importance of global poverty is undervalued, since it is the real cause for the AIDS deaths. Also (older) AIDS drugs like AZT are in his lay opinion one of the reasons for the death of HIV infected people. The filmmaker suggests furthermore, that he has doubts, that the HI virus even exists.

In the movie interviews with several scientists (among them [[Luc Montagnier]]), known "AIDS denialists" and selected AIDS patients are shown. Several people who where interviewed for the film declared after the release that they were interviewed under false pretense and that the movie itself promotes [[pseudoscience]].<ref name="Catsoulis_NYT">Catsoulis, Jeanette: "AIDS Seen From a Different Angle", "New York Times" September 4, 2009. [http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/movies/04house.html]</ref> 18 scientists interviewed for the film have issued a statement saying that their answers were cut and put together in a way to fit Leungs intentions. He tried to make it seem as if the scientific community was in disagreement over AIDS. Two interviewers, Neil Constantine and Robin Weiss, give examples where their answers were wrongfully and selectively quoted.<ref>http://www.aidstruth.org/features/2009/constantine-and-weiss</ref>

==Interview with Christine Maggiore==
[[image:Christine_Maggiore.jpg|Christine Maggiore with daughter|thumb]]
One of the interviewed persons is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Maggiore Christine Joy Maggiore], a HIV-positive women and until her death a well known HIV/AIDS-denialist. Maggiore founded the organization "Alive & Well AIDS Alternatives" (previously "HEAL-LA"). This organization advised HIV-positive and especially expecting mothers to stop taking anti-retroviral drugs to prevent vertical infection of the child. She wrote a book "What If Everything You Thought You Knew about AIDS Was Wrong?". Her own three year old daughter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Jane_Scovill Eliza Jane Scovill] died from untreated AIDS.<ref>Diagnosis after autopsy: ''Pneumocystis pneumonia in the setting of advanced AIDS''</ref> Maggiore had infected her own child with the HI-virus, and refused a HIV test and an antiretroviral therapy of the child. Her son was tested HIV-negative. Maggiore was criticized for breastfeeding her own children, since it is known that HIV may be transmitted through breastmilk. Christine Maggiore died on December 27, 2008 on AIDS, half a year before the film "House of Numbers" was published on June 21, 2009. This fact is mentioned in them movie only in small letters in the credits, under the false claim that she did not die from AIDS but from a different cause. In truth, Maggiore died from pneumonia and other typical symptoms of AIDS. Her views are also promoted on pages of the [[Germanic New Medicine]].<ref>http://www.neue-medizin.com/intermag.htm</ref>

==Reception==
The film was rated generally critical. Especially Leungs claims that he had approached the issue from an "objective point of view" were dismissed. The film was repeatedly called a mix between AIDS denialism and [[Conspiracy Theory|conspiracy theory]], for example by the renowned professional journal "The Lancet".<ref>Burki T (2009). "House of Numbers". Lancet Infect Dis 9 (12): 735. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(09)70316-0. [http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099%2809%2970316-0/fulltext]</ref> The New York Times called it a "weaselly support pamphlet for AIDS denialists".<ref name="Catsoulis_NYT" /> The "Wall Street Journal" called its content conspiracy theories from "persons, that know the 'real story' behind everything".<ref>David Aaronovitch, "A Conspiracy-Theory Theory. How to fend off the people who insist they know the 'real story' behind everything", "The Wall Street Journal", 21.12.2009. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704238104574602042125998498.html]</ref> Author and doctor Ben Goldacre wrote in "The Guardian", that the film "House of Numbers" was "AIDS-denialist propaganda" sei.<ref>Ben Goldacre: "House of Numbers". The Guardian, September 26, 2009. [http://www.badscience.net/2009/09/house-of-numbers]</ref> The Portland Oregonian criticized Leung for "not being entirely honest with viewers," and decried the film's reliance on "selective editing, anomalies and anecdotes, unsupported conclusions... and suppression of inconvenient facts."<ref>[http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2010/01/review_house_of_numbers_blurs.html 'House of Numbers' blurs facts on HIV], Portland Oregonian, Hall, Stan, January 21, 2010. </ref>

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==Weblinks==
*[http://www.houseofnumbers.org/ Inside House of Numbers], a critical website, rebutting many of the claims in the film
*[http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/24/local/me-eliza24 A Mother's Denial, a Daughter's Death], L.A.Times about Christine Maggiore, September 24, 2005

==References==
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-'''House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic''' is a propaganda video to [[HIV/AIDS denialism|deny a link between a HIV infection and AIDS disease]] originating from the Canadian filmmaker Brent&nbsp;W. Leung in 2009. Filmmaker Leung describes his movie as an "objective examination" of the hypothesis that HI-virus causes AIDS.
+'''House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic''' is a propaganda video denying a link between HIV infection and AIDS disease produced by Canadian filmmaker Brent&nbsp;W. Leung in 2009. Leung describes his movie as an "objective examination" of the hypothesis that AIDS was caused by the HI-virus.
-An interesting thing about the movie is the fact that to date it is not known who funded the movie. A German version of the DVD is available from the publisher [[Kopp Verlag]].
+An interesting aspect about the film is the fact that, as of yet, it is not known who funded the movie. A German version of the DVD is available from the publishers [[Kopp Verlag]].
 =="House of Numbers"==
-The name of the movie derives from Leungs view, that statistical numbers about HIV infection and AIDS patients were fabricated and manipulated by an international conspiracy. Alas, a discussion of the WHO numbers is not part of the movie. According to Leungs view the importance of global poverty is undervalued, since it is the real cause for the AIDS deaths. Also (older) AIDS drugs like AZT are in his lay opinion one of the reasons for the death of HIV infected people. The filmmaker suggests furthermore, that he has doubts, that the HI virus even exists.
+The title derives from Leung's view that statistical figures on HIV infection and AIDS patients were fabricated and manipulated by an international conspiracy. A discussion of the WHO figures unfortunately is not part of the movie. According to Leung, the importance of global poverty was undervalued, since it was the real cause for the AIDS deaths. Also (older) AIDS drugs like AZT, in his lay opinion, were one of the reasons for the death of HIV-infected persons. The film-maker furthermore suggests he doubts the existence of the HI virus in the first place.
-In the movie interviews with several scientists (among them [[Luc Montagnier]]), known "AIDS denialists" and selected AIDS patients are shown. Several people who where interviewed for the film declared after the release that they were interviewed under false pretense and that the movie itself promotes [[pseudoscience]].<ref name="Catsoulis_NYT">Catsoulis, Jeanette: "AIDS Seen From a Different Angle", "New York Times" September 4, 2009. [http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/movies/04house.html]</ref> 18&nbsp;scientists interviewed for the film have issued a statement saying that their answers were cut and put together in a way to fit Leungs intentions. He tried to make it seem as if the scientific community was in disagreement over AIDS. Two interviewers, Neil Constantine and Robin Weiss, give examples where their answers were wrongfully and selectively quoted.<ref>http://www.aidstruth.org/features/2009/constantine-and-weiss</ref>
+The film presents interviews with several scientists (among them [[Luc Montagnier]]), known "AIDS denialists", and selected AIDS patients. Several persons interviewed for the film after its release declared they were interviewed under false pretense and that the movie promoted [[pseudoscience]].<ref name="Catsoulis_NYT">Catsoulis, Jeanette: "AIDS Seen From a Different Angle", "New York Times" September 4, 2009. [http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/movies/04house.html]</ref> 18&nbsp;scientists interviewed for the film have issued a statement saying their answers were cut and put together in a way to serve Leung's intentions. He tried to create the impression the scientific community was in disagreement over AIDS. Two of the interviewed, Neil Constantine and Robin Weiss, give examples where their answers were quoted wrongfully and selectively.<ref>http://www.aidstruth.org/features/2009/constantine-and-weiss</ref>
 ==Interview with Christine Maggiore==
 [[image:Christine_Maggiore.jpg|Christine Maggiore with daughter|thumb]]
-One of the interviewed persons is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Maggiore Christine Joy Maggiore], a HIV-positive women and until her death a well known HIV/AIDS-denialist. Maggiore founded the organization "Alive & Well AIDS Alternatives" (previously "HEAL-LA"). This organization advised HIV-positive and especially expecting mothers to stop taking anti-retroviral drugs to prevent vertical infection of the child. She wrote a book "What If Everything You Thought You Knew about AIDS Was Wrong?". Her own three year old daughter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Jane_Scovill Eliza Jane Scovill] died from untreated AIDS.<ref>Diagnosis after autopsy: ''Pneumocystis pneumonia in the setting of advanced AIDS''</ref> Maggiore had infected her own child with the HI-virus, and refused a HIV test and an antiretroviral therapy of the child. Her son was tested HIV-negative. Maggiore was criticized for breastfeeding her own children, since it is known that HIV may be transmitted through breastmilk. Christine Maggiore died on December&nbsp;27, 2008 on AIDS, half a year before the film "House of Numbers" was published on June&nbsp;21, 2009. This fact is mentioned in them movie only in small letters in the credits, under the false claim that she did not die from AIDS but from a different cause. In truth, Maggiore died from pneumonia and other typical symptoms of AIDS. Her views are also promoted on pages of the [[Germanic New Medicine]].<ref>http://www.neue-medizin.com/intermag.htm</ref>
+One of the persons interviewed is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Maggiore Christine Joy Maggiore], a HIV-positive woman who used to be a well known HIV/AIDS-denialist. Maggiore founded the organization "Alive & Well AIDS Alternatives" (previously "HEAL-LA"). This organization advised HIV-positive and especially expecting mothers to stop taking anti-retroviral drugs prescribed to prevent vertical infection of the child. She wrote a book "What If Everything You Thought You Knew about AIDS Was Wrong?". Her own three year old daughter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Jane_Scovill Eliza Jane Scovill] died from untreated AIDS.<ref>Diagnosis after autopsy: ''Pneumocystis pneumonia in the setting of advanced AIDS''</ref> Maggiore had infected her own child with the HI-virus, and refused a HIV test and an antiretroviral therapy of the child. Her son was tested HIV-negative. Maggiore was criticized for breastfeeding her children, since it is known that HIV may be transmitted through breast milk. Christine Maggiore died from AIDS on December&nbsp;27, 2008, about six months before the film "House of Numbers" was published on June&nbsp;21, 2009. This fact is mentioned in the movie only in small letters in the credits, with the false claim she did not die from AIDS but from a different cause. In truth, Maggiore died from pneumonia and other typical symptoms of AIDS. Her views are also promoted on pages of the [[Germanic New Medicine]].<ref>http://www.neue-medizin.com/intermag.htm</ref>
 ==Reception==
-The film was rated generally critical. Especially Leungs claims that he had approached the issue from an "objective point of view" were dismissed. The film was repeatedly called a mix between AIDS denialism and [[Conspiracy Theory|conspiracy theory]], for example by the renowned professional journal "The Lancet".<ref>Burki T (2009). "House of Numbers". Lancet Infect Dis 9 (12): 735. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(09)70316-0. [http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099%2809%2970316-0/fulltext]</ref> The New York Times called it a "weaselly support pamphlet for AIDS denialists".<ref name="Catsoulis_NYT" /> The "Wall Street Journal" called its content conspiracy theories from "persons, that know the 'real story' behind everything".<ref>David Aaronovitch, "A Conspiracy-Theory Theory. How to fend off the people who insist they know the 'real story' behind everything", "The Wall Street Journal", 21.12.2009. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704238104574602042125998498.html]</ref> Author and doctor Ben Goldacre wrote in "The Guardian", that the film "House of Numbers" was "AIDS-denialist propaganda" sei.<ref>Ben Goldacre: "House of Numbers". The Guardian, September 26, 2009. [http://www.badscience.net/2009/09/house-of-numbers]</ref> The Portland Oregonian criticized Leung for "not being entirely honest with viewers," and decried the film's reliance on "selective editing, anomalies and anecdotes, unsupported conclusions... and suppression of inconvenient facts."<ref>[http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2010/01/review_house_of_numbers_blurs.html 'House of Numbers' blurs facts on HIV], Portland Oregonian, Hall, Stan, January 21, 2010. </ref>
+The film met a generally critical reception. Especially Leung's claims of having approached the issue from an "objective point of view" were dismissed. The film was repeatedly called a mix of AIDS denialism and [[Conspiracy Theory|conspiracy theory]], for example by renowned professional journal "The Lancet".<ref>Burki T (2009). "House of Numbers". Lancet Infect Dis 9 (12): 735. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(09)70316-0. [http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099%2809%2970316-0/fulltext]</ref> The New York Times called it a "weaselly support pamphlet for AIDS denialists".<ref name="Catsoulis_NYT" /> The "Wall Street Journal" called its content conspiracy theories from "persons, that know the 'real story' behind everything".<ref>David Aaronovitch, "A Conspiracy-Theory Theory. How to fend off the people who insist they know the 'real story' behind everything", "The Wall Street Journal", 21.12.2009. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704238104574602042125998498.html]</ref> Author and doctor Ben Goldacre in "The Guardian" wrote the film "House of Numbers" was "AIDS-denialist propaganda".<ref>Ben Goldacre: "House of Numbers". The Guardian, September 26, 2009. [http://www.badscience.net/2009/09/house-of-numbers]</ref> The Portland Oregonian criticized Leung for "not being entirely honest with viewers," and decried the film's reliance on "selective editing, anomalies and anecdotes, unsupported conclusions... and suppression of inconvenient facts."<ref>[http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2010/01/review_house_of_numbers_blurs.html 'House of Numbers' blurs facts on HIV], Portland Oregonian, Hall, Stan, January 21, 2010. </ref>
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-'''House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic''' is a propaganda video to [[HIV/AIDS Denialism|deny a link between a HIV infection and AIDS disease]] originating from the Canadian filmmaker Brent&nbsp;W. Leung in 2009. Filmmaker Leung describes his movie as an "objective examination" of the hypothesis that HI-virus causes AIDS.
+'''House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic''' is a propaganda video to [[HIV/AIDS denialism|deny a link between a HIV infection and AIDS disease]] originating from the Canadian filmmaker Brent&nbsp;W. Leung in 2009. Filmmaker Leung describes his movie as an "objective examination" of the hypothesis that HI-virus causes AIDS.
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-'''House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic''' is a propaganda video to [[HIV/AIDS-Denialism|deny a link between a HIV infection and AIDS disease]] originating from the Canadian filmmaker Brent&nbsp;W. Leung in 2009. Filmmaker Leung describes his movie as an "objective examination" of the hypothesis that HI-virus causes AIDS.
+'''House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic''' is a propaganda video to [[HIV/AIDS Denialism|deny a link between a HIV infection and AIDS disease]] originating from the Canadian filmmaker Brent&nbsp;W. Leung in 2009. Filmmaker Leung describes his movie as an "objective examination" of the hypothesis that HI-virus causes AIDS.
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 '''House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic''' is a propaganda video to [[HIV/AIDS-Denialism|deny a link between a HIV infection and AIDS disease]] originating from the Canadian filmmaker Brent&nbsp;W. Leung in 2009. Filmmaker Leung describes his movie as an "objective examination" of the hypothesis that HI-virus causes AIDS.
-An interesting thing about the movie is the fact that to date it is not known who funded the movie. A German version of the DVD is available from the publisher [[Kopp-Verlag]].
+An interesting thing about the movie is the fact that to date it is not known who funded the movie. A German version of the DVD is available from the publisher [[Kopp Verlag]].
 =="House of Numbers"==