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PolitiFact→ Can Trump ban protestors from wearing masks? How states have used anti-mask laws before

2025-06-12 Can Trump ban protesters from wearing masks? Go to site post…»

News Facts Network→ Trump Escalates Crackdown on Protesters, Bans Masks and Blasts California Leaders

2025-06-08 President Donald Trump credited the National Guard Sunday for restoring order in Los Angeles following... The post Trump Escalates Crackdown on Protesters, Bans Masks and Blasts California Leaders appeared first on News Facts Network. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Image of masked men carrying axes is not a real photo of an incident at a Birmingham hospital

2025-02-19 The image was made or edited using Google AI tools, and the police have said there was “no disorder” at hospitals in the city following a stabbing. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Leaked Fox News Memo Showed Interviewers Used Vicks VapoRub To Mask Trump’s Purportedly Offensive Odor — It’s Satire

2024-10-22 Did a leaked Fox News memo say interviewers used Vicks VapoRub to mask Donald Trump's purportedly offensive odor? No, that's not true: The account on X that wrote about the memo describes its content as satire and comedy. No credible news Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Biden With Blackened Eyeballs, Black Face Mask Used To Prop Up Baseless ‘Joe Biden Is Dead’ Rumor

2024-07-24 Does an image of President Joe Biden with solid black eyeballs wearing a black protective face mask support a rumor that he died? No, that's not true: The image is fake, with several flaws typical of AI-generated images, and Biden is aliv Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ North Carolina Legislation Would Not Prohibit Masking for Health Reasons

2024-06-13 A final version of the bill includes an exemption for people wearing masks for medical reasons. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: North Carolina Did NOT Ban Face Masks In May 2024

2024-06-07 Did North Carolina implement a statewide ban on face masks in May 2024, as a post on Instagram claimed? No, that's not true: The post in question exaggerates the impact of a bill that would decide who can legally wear a face mask in publi Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Did Fauci say he ‘made up’ COVID-19 rules on social distancing, masks? Let’s look at the transcript.

2024-06-06 A Daily Mail headline widely shared on social media said Dr. Anthony Fauci testified that he “made up” COVID-19 mitigation rules on 6 feet of social distancing and masks for young children. Here’s what the transcript shows he actually said. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ X posts – No, North Carolina's mask bill doesn't include a 'carve out' for the KKK

2024-05-22 North Carolina mask bill includes “specific carve outs for entities like the KKK to continue wearing hoods in public.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Students Wearing Face Masks Was NOT Recorded In 2024 As Post Implies — It Was Filmed In 2021

2024-02-20 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 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BMJ Did NOT Find ‘Child Mask Mandates Caused Irreversible Brain Damage’ — Study Didn’t Discuss It

2023-12-12 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 Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Unmasking the Inventor of the Typewriter: A Fact Check

2023-11-17 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Old photo of Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wearing a mask is mischaracterized as new

2023-11-15 Photo shows “Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wearing a mask in November 2023.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Donald Trump recently testified in his civil fraud trial, not someone in a Trump mask

2023-11-09 Video shows someone wearing a Donald Trump mask appeared in court instead of the former president. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Impersonator Wearing Trump Mask At Civil Fraud Trial — Video Was Edited

2023-11-09 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 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: October 2023 Titanic Magazine Cover Does NOT Show Cartoon Of People In Zelenskyy Masks Begging For Candy

2023-11-03 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 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Masks In Photo Do NOT Prove 2023 Nobel Winners Distrust Trust Vaccine They Enabled — Image Predates Award

2023-10-04 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? Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eglin Air Force Base Is NOT Making COVID-19 Testing, Boosters or Masking Mandatory After Labor Day 2023

2023-09-18 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Don’t confuse President Joe Biden with Leatherface; claims he’s wearing a ‘skin mask’ are unfounded

2023-09-13 “Shocking video shows Biden wearing a skin mask.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Report Does NOT Link Developmental Disabilities In Children With 2019-21 Pandemic Masking

2023-09-12 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 Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A study by Fauci and colleagues didn’t blame 1918 Spanish flu deaths on masks

2023-09-01 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. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Daily Mail article provides misleading interpretation on South Korean mask study to imply mask-wearing is dangerous

2023-08-30 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 Go to site post…»

Logically→ Denna video visar inte en ny HAARP-maskin i Alaska

2023-08-28 Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Despite Being Rebutted on ‘Ignoring’ COVID-19, Dr. Ashish Jha Still Won’t Talk About Masks

2023-08-09 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 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Does NOT Reveal Most People’s Lungs Now ‘Riddled With Microplastics’ From Disposable Masks

2023-05-18 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 Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Did an Immunologist Group Post Video of Their Members Dancing Without Masks?

2023-05-17 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 Go to site post…»

Logically→ A study does not provide evidence that mask-wearing causes long COVID

2023-05-05 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Did NOT Prove Wearing Masks Causes Stillbirths, Testicular Dysfunction And Cognitive Decline ‘Due To Build-Up Of Carbon Dioxide’

2023-05-03 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Study does not show that COVID-19 mask wearing raises risk of stillbirths, other health problems

2023-04-28 “Face masks may raise risk of stillbirths, testicular dysfunction and cognitive decline, study warns.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – That’s no masked impersonator. It’s really President Joe Biden.

2023-04-27 Video shows someone impersonating Joe Biden in a mask. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fauci did not admit in New York Times interview that mask mandates were a failure

2023-04-26 Dr. Anthony Fauci “admits that mask mandates were a broad spectrum failure.” Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Masking Has Minimal Effects on Respiratory System, Does Not Cause Long COVID

2023-04-25 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 Go to site post…»

Logically→ Video misrepresents email from Fauci and his advice about wearing masks amid spread of COVID-19

2023-04-17 Go to site post…»

Logically→ Video misrepresents email from Fauci and his advice about wearing masks amid spread of COVID-19

2023-04-17 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Morgan Freeman Did NOT Criticize Biden’s Ice Cream Comments — It’s An AI Mask

2023-04-04 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is that a masked man? No, that’s really Donald Trump.

2023-04-04 Former President Donald Trump is actually another man wearing a Trump mask. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ What the Cochrane Review Says About Masks For COVID-19 — and What It Doesn’t

2023-03-16 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Kid Rock didn’t tweet this about tyranny and face masks

2023-02-27 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.” Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Multiple studies show that face masks reduce the spread of COVID-19; a Cochrane review doesn’t demonstrate otherwise

2023-02-17 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Was someone in a Joe Biden mask at the State of the Union? No, It was Biden himself

2023-02-10 Photos show someone in a President Joe Biden mask at the State of the Union. Go to site post…»

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