Claim: A Facebook post shared more than 25,000 times says face masks should only be worn by medical professionals or people who have become ill during the coronavirus pandemic. This is misleading; the World Health Organization guidance cited in the post is out of date, and US health authorities have long recommended that the general public wear masks.
Fact-check: As US faces COVID-19 spike, outdated mask info spreads online
Verdict: misleading
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Arthur Macmillan
Date published: 2020-06-17T23:36:00