“Last year alone, 10 million fell ill from TB and 1.5 million died. ... Why don’t we wear masks for TB?”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Sep 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The numbers are accurate, but the post’s conclusions are misleading. TB isn’t prevalent in the United States, but in countries where it is prevalent, mask wearing actually is recommended.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 September 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.vn/fAjMs
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