Inaccurate
U.S. prison releases complemented other strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19 in jails and prisons, including face masks
Claim:
Masks don’t work; prisoners were released instead of being given masks
Articles tagged with
Face mask
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-08-02 -
Incorrect
Face masks can filter small airborne particles, including respiratory droplets, and are effective at reducing the spread of COVID-19
Claim:
Science debunks the use of face masks to stop viruses like COVID-19
Source: Net Nuance, The Liz Wheeler Show, Byram Bridle, Liz Wheeler, 2021-04-25 -
Incorrect
Family physician Daniel Stock repeated previously debunked misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and control strategies in a Mount Vernon School Board Meeting
Claim:
Face masks don’t reduce the spread of respiratory infections; COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective, and may lead to more severe disease; ivermectin, vitamin D, and zinc are effective COVID-19 treatments
Source: YouTube, Daniel Stock, 2021-08-06 -
Incorrect
Family physician Daniel Stock repeated previously debunked misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and control strategies in a Mount Vernon School Board Meeting
Claim:
Face masks don’t reduce the spread of respiratory infections; COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective, and may lead to more severe disease; ivermectin, vitamin D, and zinc are effective COVID-19 treatments
Source: YouTube, Daniel Stock, 2021-08-06 -
Inaccurate
Fauci’s emails don’t support viral claims on masks, hydroxychloroquine and virus engineering
Claim:
Fauci’s emails prove he knew that masks don’t work against the spread of COVID-19, that hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19, and that the virus is likely engineered, and he lied about these things to the public
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Social media users, 2021-06-01 -
Inaccurate
Fauci’s emails don’t support viral claims on masks, hydroxychloroquine and virus engineering
Claim:
Fauci’s emails prove he knew that masks don’t work against the spread of COVID-19, that hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19, and that the virus is likely engineered, and he lied about these things to the public
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, TikTok, Social media users, 2021-06-01 -
Flawed reasoning
Fully vaccinated individuals are exempt from wearing a mask because they are less vulnerable to infection by SARS-CoV-2 than unvaccinated people
Claim:
Unvaccinated people have to wear masks to protect vaccinated people
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-05-22 -
Lacks context
CDC mask recommendations changed as more people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated; masks are effective at reducing virus transmission and are especially important when the majority of the population is unvaccinated
Claim:
“Fauci admits to wearing a mask indoors because of appearances, not science”
Source: The Post Millennial, Hannah Nightingale, 2021-05-18 -
Inaccurate
Using face masks reduces the transmission of COVID-19 and doesn’t lead to oxygen deficiency or carbon dioxide buildup in the blood
Claim:
“Both medical and non-medical face masks are ineffective to reduce transmission and infectivity of COVID-19”; “long-term consequences of wearing face masks on health are detrimental [including hypoxemia and hypercapnia]”
Source: American Conservative Movement, Baruch Vainshelboim, JD Rucker, 2021-04-18 -
Inaccurate
Scientific evidence supports the use of face masks to reduce COVID-19 spread, mainly by preventing infectious liquid particles from reaching uninfected people
Claim:
Scientific evidence doesn’t support the wearing of face masks; “why do you care if I don't wear a mask? Doesn't your mask protect you?”
Source: Townhall Media, Dennis Prager, 2021-04-06
