“The Florida Surgeon General has issued a Public Health Advisory. Everyone should STOP wearing masks as they have now been found to be harmful to your health.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 24 Jun 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The surgeon general actually issued an advisory saying everyone in Florida "should wear face coverings in any setting where social distancing is not possible."
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 June 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 June 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4240482755963556&set=a.137062036305669&type=3&the…
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