“Face masks were responsible for "thousands" of deaths from bacterial pneumonia.”
BBC Reality Check rated thisThere is no evidence for this claim.
In short
Appeared in The Light newspaper made this claim. BBC Reality Check (United Kingdom) looked into it and published its finding on 20 March 2021. Its rating was “There is no evidence for this claim.”.
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- thelightpaper.co.ukhttps://thelightpaper.co.uk/assets/pdf/The-Light-Issue-6.pdf
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