“Masks have negative impacts on 68% of children.”
Social media posts
On Instagram. Claim dated 26 Jan 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Based on ill-defined reporting from self-selected respondents.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 January 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 January 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/UmycG
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