Claim: A Facebook post claims thieves are taking advantage of mandatory face mask rules by doorknocking and offering unsuspecting people facemasks doused in chemicals which leave them unconscious.
Fact-check: Story about thieves using chemical-laced knockout masks has been told and debunked around the world
Verdict: false - the primary claims of the content are factually inaccurate.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2020-07-27T00:00:00