Did a Teenager Get Pleurisy From Wearing a Face Mask for Work?
No — but this “friend of a friend” anti-mask tale has been spreading like wildfire on Facebook.
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‘McDonald’s Crucifixion’ Image Repurposed as Purportedly ‘Protesting Stay at Home Orders’
An old image of three men ‘crucified’ outside a McDonald’s spread on Facebook as a purported COVID-19 anti-lockdown protest.
There’s No ‘New Evidence’ Face Masks Pose Health Risks to Healthy People During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Retired surgeon turned serial medical disinformation shill Russell Blaylock has new claims, but he’s just up to his same old tricks.
‘Muzzles are for Dogs and Slaves’ COVID-19 Protest Sign
A purported sign at an “anti-lockdown protest” appeared to read “muzzles are for dogs and slaves,” along with an image of a Brazilian folk saint.
COVID-19 HIPAA Face Mask Exemption ‘Passes’
A number of purported exemption “passes” or badges circulated on social media during the coronavirus pandemic, all falsely asserting that individuals could skirt local mask-wearing orders by citing HIPAA.
Was ‘Proud Boy’ Rob Cantrell Photographed at a Right-Wing Protest in Michigan?
The image became a symbol of anti-government events — while being used to misidentify another person.
Is There ‘No Scientific Proof’ That Social Distancing Prevents the Spread of Coronavirus?
A University of Southern California professor of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics claimed that social distancing is ineffective.
‘Quarantine is When You Restrict the Movement of SICK People’ Facebook Meme
Tacking “hmmm” onto a false statement about the purpose of quarantine doesn’t make this meme any less purposefully obtuse.
Misspelled ‘We the Peaple, Re-Open Pennslvania’ Sign
A viral post shared to various platforms appeared to show unfortunate spelling errors on a COVID-19 anti-lockdown protester’s sign in Pennsylvania.
COVID-19 ‘Sacrifice the Weak’ Reopen Tennessee Protest Sign
On social media, a viral tweet purportedly showed a protester displaying a “sacrifice the weak” sign at a COVID-19 anti-lockdown protest in Tennessee.