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Fact-checking six claims about effectiveness of masks for coronavirus

Fact-checking six claims about effectiveness of masks for coronavirus

Tom KertscherPolitiFact.comView CommentsThis piece was originally published onon June 12, 2020A Facebook user declared, "I’m starting a public movement called TAKE IT OFF," in attempting a six-point takedown of facial coverings and how effective they are in fighting COVID-19.The post features an image labeled "Face Mask Safety — Know The Facts Before You Wear One." The image makes this six-part claim about masks:"Decreases oxygen intake; increases toxin inhalation; shuts down immune system; increases virus risk; scientifically inaccurate; effectiveness not studied.""Well, that all sounds...

June 15, 2020
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PolitiFact - Tulsi Gabbard cites US arms sales to Saudi Arabia in falsely claiming Donald Trump supports al-Qaida

PolitiFact - Tulsi Gabbard cites US arms sales to Saudi Arabia in falsely claiming Donald Trump supports al-Qaida

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.Says that under President Donald Trump, "not only have we not gone after al-Qaida ... our president is supporting al-Qaida."At the second Democratic presidential debate in Detroit, U.S. Rep. of Hawaii, a major in the Army National Guard who was deployed , accused President of helping al-Qaida. "The problem is that this current president is continuing to betray us. We were supposed to be going after al-Qaida," Gabbard about Trump and the organization that was responsible for the...

August 3, 2019
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