Just in case you were watching The Colbert Report, or Fox & Friends lately - No, beer pong cannot give you herpes.
The study they quoted was a hoax.
This from the CDC:
Alleged CDC Beer Pong/Herpes Simplex study is a HOAX
Recent news stories about an alleged CDC study showing a possible link between the drinking game, Beer Pong, and herpes simplex 1, the virus that causes cold sores, are false. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not publish the referenced article. For more information please contact CDC's Division of Media Relations at 404-639-3286.
The Colbert Report is satire, but FOX claims to be news. Owch.
Bets on who issues the first retraction?
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