“A viral video says that scientific studies support the claim that face masks don't mitigate the transmission of COVID-19.”
What FactCheck.org found
A video misrepresents scientific papers and the reasons for wearing face masks to claim that they’re ineffective in mitigating transmission of COVID-19. The CDC says that masks may help prevent the spread of the disease.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Ben Swann (-) made this claim around 15 July 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 July 2020, 9 days later. Its rating was “Distorts the Facts”.
Ben Swann has 5 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 2 of them false or fake, 2 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.