<p>Reuters was forced to fact-check claims that Texas gubernatorial candidate <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/very-clearly-staged-cbs-reporter-says-beto-used-seat-holders-to-slip-into-abbott-presser-unnoticed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robert Francis &#8220;Beto&#8221; O&#8217;Rourke</a> (D) had contracted monkeypox after the former congressman announced he was taking some time to recover from an undisclosed illness.</p>
<p>&#8220;After feeling ill on Friday, I went to Methodist Hospital in San Antonio where I was diagnosed with a bacterial infection,&#8221; <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/hell-yes-gun-grabbing-beto-is-back-people-who-own-ar-15s-shouldnt-be-able-to-keep-them/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">O&#8217;Rourke</a> tweeted on Sunday. &#8220;The extraordinary team there — from custodians to nurses and doctors — gave me excellent care and attention, including IV antibiotics and rest.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;While my symptoms have improved, I will be resting at home in El Paso in accordance with the doctors&#8217; recommendations,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I am sorry to have had to postpone events because of this, but promise to be back on the road with you as soon as I am able.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">While my symptoms have improved, I will be resting at home in El Paso in accordance with the doctors’ recommendations.</p>
<p>I am sorry to have had to postpone events because of this, but promise to be back on the road with you as soon as I am able.</p>
<p>&mdash; Beto O&#39;Rourke (@BetoORourke) <a href="https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1563981544544509952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The majority of people responded to the news by wishing O&#8217;Rourke a speedy recovery. However, shortly after he made the announcement, a few people began to tweet their (unfounded) suspicions that the Texas politician was actually recovering from monkeypox.</p>
<p>&#8220;Has anyone in the media even asked Beto O&#8217;Rourke who he got monkeypox from?&#8221; @PartymanRandy tweeted. &#8220;If a Republican had to suspend their campaign due to monkeypox, you know the media would demand every detail. But since it&#8217;s Beto O&#8217;Rourke who has monkeypox, they aren&#8217;t even curious.&#8221;</p>
<p>https://twitter.com/PartymanRandy/status/1564622074169229325</p>
<p>&#8220;How did Beto get monkeypox?&#8221; another asked.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">How did Beto get monkeypox??</p>
<p>&mdash; Valley of the Sun (@modmothernature) <a href="https://twitter.com/modmothernature/status/1564050667592830978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Despite the lack of any evidence confirming the rumor, enough people began spreading it that Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-beto-bacterial-infection/fact-check-beto-orourke-battling-a-bacterial-infection-spokesperson-says-idUSL1N3051YN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stepped in</a> and published a fact check stating that the claims were false.</p>
<p>Noting that the people who originally began circulating the claim had not presented any evidence, the outlet also pointed out the fact that monkeypox is a virus — related to smallpox and cowpox — rather than a bacterial infection that can be treated with simple antibiotics.</p>
<p>Reuters also published a statement from a spokesperson for O&#8217;Rourke, who said, &#8220;The claims are false. Doctors diagnosed Beto with a bacterial infection, which they treated with antibiotics. His symptoms continue to improve and he will be back on the road as soon as he is able.&#8221;</p>
<p>As for Reuters&#8217; final verdict on the issue?</p>
<p>&#8220;No evidence. Beto O’Rourke’s spokesperson told Reuters that the Democratic candidate for Governor fell ill from a bacterial infection, not monkeypox.&#8221;</p>

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