Original sentence: A number of scientists have alleged that AIDS is actually a man-made disease.Because the world-wide spread of AIDS has had such a tragic effect on millions of people world wide, a number of alternative origin theories have arisen surrounding the disease.Cold War Propaganda: Some counter theorists allege the Soviet Union planted disinformation suggesting the CIA or other agencies created AIDS, in a plot to destabilize the Western world.Other people claim that the US Government has an established history of performing experiments on its own citizens without their knowledge or consent.Such theories often state that the disease was meant to deliberately wipe out a certain segment of the population in an act of genocide.and Death in the Air: Globalism, Terrorism and Toxic Warfare, has advanced the theory that the AIDS virus was engineered by such US Government defense contractors as Litton Bionetics for the purposes of bio-warfare and "population control"
Edited sentence: A number of conspiracy theorists have suggested that AIDS is actually a man-made disease.Because the world-wide spread of AIDS has had such a tragic effect on millions of people world wide, a number of myths, urban legends, and conspiracy theories have arisen surrounding the disease.Cold War Propaganda: Some theorists argue the Soviet Union planted disinformation suggesting the CIA or other agencies created AIDS, in a plot to destabilize the Western world.Conspiracy theorists of this persuasion sometimes attempt to bolster their cases for one conspiracy theory by appeals to the existence of other conspiracies, such as chemtrail theory.Other conspiracy theorists claim that the US Government has an established history of performing experiments on its own citizens without their knowledge or consent.Some theories may be psychological mechanisms for people to cope with the epidemic, or perhaps in some cases, as a device to lay blame on someone for the epidemic.There have been conspiracy theories about earlier epidemics, such as blaming Jews or some monarchal orders for the Black Death.These theories often state that the disease was meant to deliberately wipe out a certain segment of the population in an act of genocide.and Death in the Air: Globalism, Terrorism and Toxic Warfare, has advanced the theory that the AIDS virus was engineered by such US Government defense contractors as Litton Bionetics for the purposes of bio-warfare and "population control