“South Dakota, Idaho, Florida, Tennessee & Georgia are now mask FREE!”
Social media posts
Claim dated 28 Sep 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
None of these states have a statewide mask mandate, but cities and counties in each have orders requiring face coverings.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 October 2020, 10 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
One other organisation checked what looks like the same claim. Their ratings are listed below.
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- FactCheck.org: Misleading“FLORIDA, GEORGIA, IDAHO, SOUTH DAKOTA & TENNESSEE ARE NOW MASK FREE!!!”
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