Flawed reasoning
Wearing masks aims at slowing SARS-CoV-2 circulation, not protecting against a certain death
Claim:
If masks were effective and necessary, non-mask wearers should be dead by now
Articles tagged with
Face mask
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-07-30 -
Inaccurate
Health authorities encourage the general public to wear face masks to reduce COVID-19 transmission
Claim:
Health authorities like the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discourage people from wearing face masks
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-06-14 -
Incorrect
Scientific evidence supports the use of face masks for reducing the transmission of respiratory diseases including COVID-19
Claim:
Masks do nothing to prevent the spread of pathogens
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-05-17 -
Misleading
Videos use gas sensors to misleadingly claim that wearing a face mask causes oxygen deficiency
Claim:
Gas sensors show that wearing a face mask leads to oxygen deficiency and carbon dioxide toxicity
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-06-24 -
Inaccurate
OSHA recommends using cloth face coverings at the workplace, contrary to claim by Peggy Hall
Claim:
“OSHA says masks don't work and violate OSHA oxygen levels”
Source: GreenMedInfo, TheHealthyAmerican.org, Peggy Hall, 2020-06-15 -
Incorrect
People who do not show COVID-19 symptoms can and do transmit it to others; physical distancing and face masks effectively reduce the risk of transmission
Claim:
The WHO stated that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is “very rare”, therefore physical distancing and face masks are not necessary
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-06-08 -
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Flawed reasoning
Facebook posts misinterpret a study of 455 contacts of an asymptomatic COVID-19 carrier to claim that asymptomatic spread does not occur
Claim:
Asymptomatic carriers cannot spread COVID-19; COVID-19 is not contagious; masks are not needed to reduce COVID-19 transmission from asymptomatic carriers
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-05-22 -
Computing Forever interview with Dolores Cahill contains numerous inaccuracies about COVID-19 and vaccines
This video, first published on 11 May 2020, features an interview between Dave Cullen, also known as Computing Forever on…
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No evidence that using a face mask helps coronavirus enter the brain, contrary to claim by Russell Blaylock
Claim:
'New evidence shows wearing face mask can help coronavirus enter the brain and pose more health risk, warn expert'
Source: Technocracy, The Science Times, Russell Blaylock, 2020-05-18
