“But just the other day they came out with a statement that 85% of the people that wear masks catch" the coronavirus.”
What FactCheck.org found
The CDC released a tweet directly contradicting the president’s claim, saying, “the interpretation that more mask-wearers are getting infected compared to non-mask wearers is incorrect.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 15 October 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 October 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
Where the claim appeared
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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.