Claim: Stanford Medicine says it "strongly supports the use of face masks to control the spread of COVID-19." Yet viral stories falsely claim a "Stanford study" showed that face masks are unsafe and ineffective against COVID-19. The paper is a hypothesis, not a study, from someone with no current affiliation with Stanford. Update: The paper was retracted.
Fact-check: Stories Falsely Cite 'Stanford Study' to Misinform on Face Masks - FactCheck.org
Verdict: stanford medicine says it "strongly supports the use of face masks to control the spread of covid-19." yet viral stories falsely claim a "stanford study" showed that face masks are unsafe and ineffective against covid-19. the paper is a hypothesis, not a study, from someone with no current affiliation with stanford. update: the paper was retracted.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Angelo Fichera
Date published: 2021-04-22T22:33:55