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Checked by PolitiFact19 Apr 2021United StatesHealth
Diamond and Silk, Pro-Donald Trump activists who

“Says science shows the physiological effects of wearing masks include hypoxemia, hypercapnia, shortness of breath, toxicity and increased muscle tension.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: 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.

Checked by FactCheck.org17 Apr 2021United StatesHealth
Tucker Carlson, Fox News Host

“Why, for example, does [National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director] Tony Fauci say you have to wear a mask after you get the vaccine?”

FactCheck.org rated this: We Explain Why

FactCheck.org says: CDC recommends vaccinated people wear masks in public for a few reasons, including a high rate of infection, concern about variants & the need for more research on whether asymptomatic vaccinated people can infect others

Checked by PolitiFact6 Apr 2021United StatesHealth
Gateway Pundit, Conservative website

“Per the CDC, there are nearly twice as many vaccine-related deaths so far in 2021 (1,755) than all the vaccine deaths this past decade (994).”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Anyone can report “adverse events” to a vaccine — as in possible side effects — to the CDC's VAERS system. The reports are not verified and do not indicate whether an adverse event is linked to or caused by a vaccine.