Claim: The label on a box of face masks says "will not protect against Covid-19". Therefore it's "anti-science" to wear one.
Fact-check: It's not 'anti-science' to wear a face mask - Full Fact
Verdict: the main role of this type of face mask is to reduce the spread of covid-19 droplets from an infected wearer, to help protect others, rather than to protect the wearer from infection.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Daniella De Block Golding
Date published: 2021-11-30T00:00:00