“FLORIDA, GEORGIA, IDAHO, SOUTH DAKOTA & TENNESSEE ARE NOW MASK FREE!!!”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 30 Sep 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
Individual cities and counties in each of those states do have orders requiring face coverings to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 September 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 October 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
One other organisation checked what looks like the same claim. Their ratings are listed below.
Also checked by
- PolitiFact: Mostly False“South Dakota, Idaho, Florida, Tennessee & Georgia are now mask FREE!”
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157480089536884&set=a.10150214067971884&type=3
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