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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Face Masks Are Unhealthy — Air Monitor Malfunction or Misuse Caused That Scary Alarm
Does this video of an air quality monitor's danger signal prove it is unhealthy to wear one of the surgical masks recommended to slow the spread of COVID-19? No, that's not true: The screen on the gadget in the video, according to the use
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Are cloth masks good enough against the delta COVID variant?
In recent months, some European airlines have banned the use of cloth face coverings to control the spread of the coronavirus during air travel, instead favoring surgical masks — sometimes referred to as medical or disposable — and N95 respirat
Snopes→ Facebook Allows Promotion of ‘Fake Masks’ for Children in Schools
In this special investigation, we also found nearly 100 comparisons of mask-wearing to Nazi Germany in the Let Them Breathe Facebook group.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Another air quality monitor demonstration fails to show masks reduce oxygen to children
A viral video uses a demonstration with a child to claim that the cloth masks used to fight the spread of COVID-19 are unsafe for children. It’s a new version of a claim that’s been debunked. “People make the same mistakes each time, and the
Full Fact - All content→ Data doesn’t show parents will ‘insist’ on children wearing masks to school
Millions of children return to classes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland today amid fears of a similar spike in Covid cases to Scotland - as 23% of parents of secondary pupils will insist their children wear masks. Mail Online, 6 September 2021.
Snopes→ Did a Newspaper in 1918 Warn Readers ‘Wear Your Masks, Take No Chances’?
"If there were complete public co-operation, a combined offensive of the whole community would soon stamp out the evil," the San Francisco Chronicle wrote of the 1918 flu pandemic.
Top Fact Checks→ COVID-19 is not contagious because there are no biohazard bins for the disposal of used masks and gloves.
Masks and gloves used to contain COVID-19 are not considered infectious waste and can be disposed of as trash.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Masks Are NOT As Ineffective At Blocking Virus As Chain-Link Fencing Is At Blocking Mosquitoes
Is wearing a face mask to prevent the transmission of an airborne virus as ineffective as building a chain-link fence to keep mosquitos out of a yard? No, that's not true: This is a misleading analogy, but it was made as a joke. The gapin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Praise Taliban For Wearing Masks During Attack
Did CNN praise the Taliban for wearing masks in Afghanistan? No, that's not true: The image of a CNN chyron claiming Taliban fighters were wearing masks as they attacked is fake -- it is from the Babylon Bee, a conservative satire website
Snopes→ No, CNN Didn’t Praise Taliban for ‘Responsibly Wearing Masks’
A fake CNN graphic ripped from a satire website went viral without attribution or disclaimers.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ U.S. prison releases complemented other strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19 in jails and prisons, including face masks
REVIEW It’s been over a year since the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began advising individuals to wear masks in public to help limit the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus respons
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Face masks can filter small airborne particles, including respiratory droplets, and are effective at reducing the spread of COVID-19
REVIEW The wearing of face masks is one of the public health measures that has been adopted to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Multiple scientific studies have shown that mask-wearing is effective in reducing the number of infections. COVID-19 is tra
FactCheck.org→ Misinformation About Face Masks
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a raging — sometimes ill-informed — debate over the effectiveness of face masks as protection against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Snopes→ YouTube Suspends Rand Paul After Misleading Video on Masks
YouTube suspended U.S. Sen. Rand Paul for seven days and removed a video posted by the Kentucky Republican that claimed cloth masks don't prevent infection, saying it violated policies on COVID-19 misinformation.
Snopes→ Schools Fight Back Against GOP Governors, Defy Bans on Masks
The showdowns have drawn in the White House and landed in courtrooms where judges have so far allowed school mask requirements in two states.
Snopes→ Schools Reopen with Masks Optional in Many US Classrooms
Georgia, like most states, is leaving it up to local schools to decide whether to require face coverings.
Top Fact Checks→ Wearing face masks cause you to breathe in more carbon dioxide (CO2), and can negatively affect your health.
You do not breathe more CO2 while wearing a mask. Some healthcare professionals wear masks all day without adverse health effects.
politifact.com/→ Bob Good – Contrary to Good, masks have been shown to limit COVID spread
“Wearing masks has not been demonstrated to make a significant impact in preventing the spread of COVID.”
Snopes→ DeSantis Won’t Move on Masks As Florida COVID Wards Swell
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis downplayed a spike in COVID-19 cases that’s shattered state hospitalization records and strongly reiterated his vow not to impose a mask mandate or any business restrictions.
Snopes→ Broadway to Require Vaccinations, Masks for Audience Members
Broadway theatergoers will need to prove they've been vaccinated for COVID-19 and masks will be required when theaters reopen in the coming weeks.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Let’s review some falsehoods about masks
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. Masked mania The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its
Snopes→ Yes, the CDC Just Reversed Its Policy on Wearing Masks Indoors
Even vaccinated individuals should be wearing masks in areas of high transmission rates.
Snopes→ Did University of Fla. Lab Find ‘Dangerous Pathogens’ on Kids’ Masks?
At least six masks reportedly were tested positive for potentially dangerous pathogens.
Snopes→ Los Angeles County to Require Masks Indoors, Virus Cases Rising
A rapid and sustained increase in COVID-19 cases in the nation’s largest county requires restoring an indoor mask mandate even when people are vaccinated, Los Angeles County’s public health officer said.
Full Fact - All content→ Video shares falsehoods about face masks and asymptomatic spread of Covid-19
A video which has been shared on social media shows a woman, who claims to be an attorney, speaking at the Orange County Board of Supervisor meeting on 2 June 2020. The video includes many outdated or untrue claims about the Covid-19 pandemic. As
Top Fact Checks→ WHO announced that people have got to start using masks because none of these vaccines are preventing infection.
WHO said that they do not know to what extent vaccination protects against the ability to be infected and urged everyone to wear a mask.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study Retracted July 2021 Did NOT Prove That Face Masks Are Dangerous For Children
Does a "research letter" published by JAMA Pediatrics prove that face masks are dangerous for children? No, that's not true: The medical journal that published the lab report on July 16, 2021 announced editors have retracted it, after pee
Snopes→ Rep. Greene Apologizes for Comparing Safety Masks, Holocaust
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologized for affronting people with recent comments comparing the required wearing of safety masks in the House to the horrors of the Holocaust.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Fauci’s emails don’t support viral claims on masks, hydroxychloroquine and virus engineering
REVIEW On 1 June 2021, Washington Post and Buzzfeed News published reports on several thousands of emails sent by Anthony Fauci, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The emails, sent during the first half o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Private Email On Masks, Dated February 2020, Does NOT Conflict With What He Was Saying Publicly Around That Time
Does Dr. Anthony Fauci's private email on masks, dated February 2020, conflict with what he was saying publicly around that time? No, that's not true: His email was consistent with the guidance given then. Since the start of the COVID-19
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ 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
REVIEW On 13 May 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their interim public health recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals. Among the changes was the recommendation that “fully vaccinated people no longer
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Why did the federal guidance about wearing face masks change?
To say that federal guidance on mask-wearing has been confusing would be an understatement. Back in 2020, during the earliest days of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., mask-wearing was discouraged. Then officials changed this guidance, citing clea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democrats Were Not ‘Caught’ Not Wearing Masks — CDC Guidelines Allowed It
Were Democrats "caught" not wearing masks at the White House? No, that's not true: They were not wearing masks at a May 20, 2021, event at the White House because they were following the Centers for Disease Control guidelines. As of May 1
Snopes→ Did Actor Ricky Schroder Confront a Costco Employee About Masks?
Schroder voiced an incorrect understanding of Costco's mask policy.
Snopes→ Some Aren’t Ready to Give Up Masks Despite New CDC Guidance
With COVID-19 cases on the decline after more than 580,000 deaths and with more than a third of the U.S. population fully vaccinated, millions are deciding whether to continue wearing face masks.
Top Fact Checks→ Fully vaccinated individuals in the U.S do not have to wear masks indoors.
The CDC suggested that fully vaccinated people do not have to wear masks, but must follow local and state guidance on masks and social distancing.
Snopes→ Some Proms Are Back, with Masks, Testing and Distancing
A minor league baseball stadium. A negative coronavirus test and absolutely no slow dancing.
Liste→ Only a small percentage of all blue surgical masks contain graphene
A post shared on Facebook claims that Chinese-manufactured blue masks “widely used” in Uganda contain graphene, a material that could be harmful to the lungs when inhaled. This is misleading; not all “blue masks” contain graphene, according to
Snopes→ Did Fauci Say Americans Can Expect to Wear Masks Indefinitely?
A May 2021 broadcast of "Tucker Carlson Tonight" implied Anthony Fauci had sinister intentions behind mask mandates.