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“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?”
Tucker Carlson Fox News Host. TV segment posted to Facebook. Claim dated 14 Apr 2021.
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What FactCheck.org found

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

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In short

Tucker Carlson (Fox News Host) made this claim around 14 April 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 April 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “We Explain Why”.

Tucker Carlson has 48 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 23 of them false or fake, 14 misleading or mixed and 0 true.

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