“Says science shows the physiological effects of wearing masks include hypoxemia, hypercapnia, shortness of breath, toxicity and increased muscle tension.”
What PolitiFact found
The journal cited in the post, Medical Hypotheses, says its purpose is to publish “theoretical papers." Claims about ill effects from mask wearing that are listed in the article have been debunked.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Diamond and Silk (Pro-Donald Trump activists who) made this claim around 12 April 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 April 2021, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Diamond and Silk has 3 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 3 of them false or fake, 0 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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