“If masks prevent coronavirus, governors would have given them to prison inmates instead of releasing them.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 14 May 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Experts agree that wearing facial coverings in close settings provides some measure of protection against spreading the coronavirus, especially in close settings such as prisons and jails.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 May 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 May 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=250706329343395&set=a.105620497185313&type=3&thea…
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