Does a video circulating on social media in February 2024 show several journalism students who were recently recorded wearing medical-style face masks outdoors? No, that's not true: The video dates back to September 24, 2021 when the Ariz
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BMJ Did NOT Find ‘Child Mask Mandates Caused Irreversible Brain Damage’ — Study Didn’t Discuss It
Did an article published by one of the specialized scholarly outlets of the British Medical Journal say that child mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic led to "irreversible brain damage"? No, that's not true: The study didn't even m
Truth or Fiction?→ Unmasking the Inventor of the Typewriter: A Fact Check
The invention of the typewriter, one of the most fundamental devices in the history of written communication, incited a revolution that transformed business, industry, and society at large. Rooted in the era of Industrial Revolution and contemporary
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Old photo of Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wearing a mask is mischaracterized as new
Photo shows “Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wearing a mask in November 2023.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Donald Trump recently testified in his civil fraud trial, not someone in a Trump mask
Video shows someone wearing a Donald Trump mask appeared in court instead of the former president.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Impersonator Wearing Trump Mask At Civil Fraud Trial — Video Was Edited
Did a Donald Trump impersonator take the place of the former president during his November 6, 2023, civil fraud trial? No, that's not true: The visual of Trump sitting in court in this claim on Instagram has been edited. The original foot
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: October 2023 Titanic Magazine Cover Does NOT Show Cartoon Of People In Zelenskyy Masks Begging For Candy
Does the cover of the October 2023 issue of the German satirical magazine Titanic feature a cartoon of people wearing masks depicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with a title that translates to "This time there won't be enoug
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Masks In Photo Do NOT Prove 2023 Nobel Winners Distrust Trust Vaccine They Enabled — Image Predates Award
Does a photo of Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman -- the 2023 Nobel Prize laureates in physiology -- that shows them wearing face masks demonstrate that they do not trust "their own 'innovation'" in the field of mRNA vaccine development?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eglin Air Force Base Is NOT Making COVID-19 Testing, Boosters or Masking Mandatory After Labor Day 2023
Did Eglin Air Force Base make masks, COVID-19 testing, and booster shots mandatory after Labor Day 2023? No, that's not true: In a brief statement, the deputy chief of media operations with the Department of the Air Force at the Pentagon
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Don’t confuse President Joe Biden with Leatherface; claims he’s wearing a ‘skin mask’ are unfounded
“Shocking video shows Biden wearing a skin mask.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Report Does NOT Link Developmental Disabilities In Children With 2019-21 Pandemic Masking
Did a July 2023 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conclude that children are being harmed by masks, resulting in a 17 percent rise in developmental disabilities in children 3-17? No, that's not true: A misleading
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A study by Fauci and colleagues didn’t blame 1918 Spanish flu deaths on masks
CLAIM: A study co-authored by Dr. Anthony Fauci showed that “most of the deaths” during the 1918-1919 Spanish flu pandemic were actually due to infections from face masks.
Health Feedback→ Daily Mail article provides misleading interpretation on South Korean mask study to imply mask-wearing is dangerous
REVIEW August 2023 saw a revival of discussions over a possible return to mask mandates, amid concerns over rising COVID-19 cases. In the wake of this news, a Daily Mail article published on 27 August 2023 claimed that a “mask study published by N
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Truth or Fiction?→ Despite Being Rebutted on ‘Ignoring’ COVID-19, Dr. Ashish Jha Still Won’t Talk About Masks
In the wake of stating that most Americans can “ignore” COVID-19 and a public rebuttal by former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, the former head of federal response to the disease has refused to mention masking as a way to avoid possible
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Does NOT Reveal Most People’s Lungs Now ‘Riddled With Microplastics’ From Disposable Masks
Does a study reveal that disposable face masks are the cause of the high levels of microplastics found in human lungs? No, that's not true: Contrary to a headline about the study, the study never mentions disposable masks as a cause of th
Truth or Fiction?→ Did an Immunologist Group Post Video of Their Members Dancing Without Masks?
A video posted by the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) has drawn attention online for showing members partying without wearing masks, despite the potential risk for patients they might encounter after leaving the event. The AAI posted a 20-s
Logically→ A study does not provide evidence that mask-wearing causes long COVID
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Did NOT Prove Wearing Masks Causes Stillbirths, Testicular Dysfunction And Cognitive Decline ‘Due To Build-Up Of Carbon Dioxide’
Did a study prove that wearing face masks raises the risk of stillbirths, testicular dysfunction and cognitive decline "due to build-up of carbon dioxide" (CO2)? No, that's not true: A "study" shared widely to social media was actually a
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Study does not show that COVID-19 mask wearing raises risk of stillbirths, other health problems
“Face masks may raise risk of stillbirths, testicular dysfunction and cognitive decline, study warns.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – That’s no masked impersonator. It’s really President Joe Biden.
Video shows someone impersonating Joe Biden in a mask.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fauci did not admit in New York Times interview that mask mandates were a failure
Dr. Anthony Fauci “admits that mask mandates were a broad spectrum failure.”
FactCheck.org→ Masking Has Minimal Effects on Respiratory System, Does Not Cause Long COVID
SciCheck Digest Long COVID is a collection of health problems caused by COVID-19 that remain or appear following the initial infection. It is implausible that face masks cause long COVID, contrary to claims made online. Mask use can temporarily cau
Logically→ Video misrepresents email from Fauci and his advice about wearing masks amid spread of COVID-19
Logically→ Video misrepresents email from Fauci and his advice about wearing masks amid spread of COVID-19
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Morgan Freeman Did NOT Criticize Biden’s Ice Cream Comments — It’s An AI Mask
Did actor Morgan Freeman make a video criticizing President Joe Biden for talking about ice cream? No, that's not true: This is a deepfake of Freeman. Someone has put on a filter that looks like Freeman's face while also trying to speak l
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is that a masked man? No, that’s really Donald Trump.
Former President Donald Trump is actually another man wearing a Trump mask.
FactCheck.org→ What the Cochrane Review Says About Masks For COVID-19 — and What It Doesn’t
SciCheck Digest People online are touting the results of a Cochrane review to incorrectly claim that it shows masks “don’t work” against the coronavirus. But the primary conclusion of the review is that it’s uncertain from randomized contro
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Kid Rock didn’t tweet this about tyranny and face masks
Kid Rock tweeted, “Some people wouldn’t recognize tyranny if it slapped a mask on their face, made them stand 6 feet apart, and forced them to take a vaccine for a virus with a 99.8% survival rate.”
Health Feedback→ Multiple studies show that face masks reduce the spread of COVID-19; a Cochrane review doesn’t demonstrate otherwise
REVIEW A review published by the Cochrane Library on 30 January 2023 triggered renewed claims that face masks are ineffective at reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory infections. This review, which analyzed mask effectiveness data
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Was someone in a Joe Biden mask at the State of the Union? No, It was Biden himself
Photos show someone in a President Joe Biden mask at the State of the Union.
Logically→ Masks are ineffective in checking the spread of COVID-19.
There is enough scientific evidence to prove that wearing face masks reduces the transmission of COVID-19.
Full Fact→ Mask mandates did not immediately control a Covid-19 wave in 2020
There is evidence that masks work to reduce the spread of Covid-19, but making them compulsory did not reverse a wave in the summer of 2020.
Truth or Fiction?→ White House COVID-19 Chief Downplays Mask Use in ‘Confusing’ Interview
The head of the White House’s response to COVID-19, Dr. Ashish K. Jha, downplayed the importance of local mask mandates in December 2022 — going into the third year of the global pandemic — even as he claimed it was not an “eith
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Gold Standard’ Scientific Trial Does NOT Prove N95, Surgical Masks Ineffective In Preventing COVID-19 Transmission
Does a "gold standard" scientific trial prove that N95 respirators and surgical masks are ineffective at preventing the spread of COVID-19? No, that's not true: This claim misrepresents the intent and findings of the trial, the study auth
Health Feedback→ Mask-wearing helps to reduce the spread of COVID-19; social media posts misinterpreted Annals of Internal Medicine study on N95 respirators
REVIEW A study in the peer-reviewed journal Annals of Internal Medicine, published at the end of November 2022, generated renewed discussion over the effectiveness of mask-wearing against COVID-19[1]. According to the social media analytics tool Buz
Health Feedback→ Face masks don’t cause hypercapnia or blood acidity; no evidence indicates that these conditions increase cancer risk
REVIEW A video featuring molecular biologist Christina Parks circulated on video and social media platforms (examples here and here) in October and November 2022. In that video, Parks claimed that face masks cause a buildup of carbon dioxide in the
Health Feedback→ The presence of titanium dioxide in face masks hasn’t been associated with toxicity or any health problems
REVIEW Social media posts claiming that face masks contain a “cancer-causing compound” went viral in early November 2022. The posts (examples here and here) shared an article by osteopath Joseph Mercola that was published on the website
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Kidnapping Attempt At Puyallup, Washington, Schools By Man With Mask
Did a stranger in a mask try to kidnap students from at least two schools around the Puyallup, Washington, area? No, that's not true: The Puyallup Police Department told Lead Stories that while two schools received phone calls about a per
Poynter→ No, Fauci didn’t say he was ‘unnecessarily forcing masks’
On Oct. 16, ABC News aired an interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci in which he reflected on his years of public service. He’s set to retire in December, nearly three years after the COVID-19 […] The post No, Fauci didn’t say he was ‘