Claim: "The first randomized controlled trial of more than 6,000 individuals to assess the effectiveness of surgical face masks against SARS-CoV-2 infection found masks did not statistically significantly reduce the incidence of infection."
Fact-check: No, a Danish study didn't prove wearing masks is ineffective
Verdict: barely-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Madison Czopek
Date published: 2020-12-07T00:00:00