“Says only certain face masks are effective and others, such as cloth masks, are not.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 2 Apr 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 April 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 May 2020, 46 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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