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Face Covering (Masks) Information

Dec 20, 2023 - Shawn Fleetwood/The Federalist Rhode Island Parents Score Major Legal Win Against The State’s School Mask MandatesParents challenging Rhode Island’s school mask mandate scored a major court victory last week that will greatly impact how the state handles potential future public health outbreaks. Despite so-called “experts,” like Dr. Anthony Fauci, flip-flopping on the subject, forced masking has proven to be ineffective at stopping the spread of Covid. Earlier this year, for example, a study published by the Cochrane Library — which is considered to be the “gold standard for health care data review” — found that wearing masks “makes little or no difference to influenza-like or COVID-19-like illness transmission.”

Nov 20, 2023 - Jack Hellner/American Thinker Masks never worked, and The Times declares school closures were ‘most damaging’ in history
Essentially, most of what politicians and bureaucrats told us about COVID, that they said was based on science, was completely false. Does anyone believe that politicians and bureaucrats who were willing to spread so many lies about science and COVID wouldn’t be willing to spread lies about other things too? Great article for authoritative sources of why face coverings were never known to be a preventative measure, but a means to something far more nefarious.

Apr 21, 2023 - JW Williams/Frontiers Medical Journal New Study: Mask-Related Symptoms May Have Been Misinterpreted as ‘Long COVID’
According to a study published by Frontiers, masks interfered with oxygen-uptake and carbon dioxide-release and can lead to mask-induced exhaustion-syndrome (MIES) and down-stream physio-metabolic dysfunctions. Several mask related symptoms may have been misinterpreted as Long COVID-19 symptoms. assessed (risk-benefit) against the available evidence of their effectiveness against viral transmissions. In the absence of strong empirical evidence of effectiveness, mask wearing should not be mandated let alone enforced by law.”

Apr 10, 2023 - Naveen Athrappully/Epoch Times Masks Cause Headaches, Itching, and Lower Oxygen Intake: Study
A systematic review of 2,168 studies that looked into the adverse effects of wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic has found that the practice led to negative health consequences, including itching, headaches, and restriction of oxygen.

Mar 4, 2023 - Jon Miltimore/Fee Stories The True Lesson of Mask Mandates Goes Far Beyond the Fact That They Didn’t Work
Writing in the New York Times on Tuesday, columnist Bret Stephens highlighted new research from an Oxford University epidemiologist who found that masks—and mask mandates—did nothing to slow the spread of Covid-19 or protect people from the virus. The article goes into the details of the study and the news story.

Feb 1, 2023 - Steve Kirsch newsletter The debate is over: Masks do NOT work
The new Cochrane Review on Masks proves beyond doubt that the misinformation spreaders were right and the ENTIRE mainstream medical community is now discredited (except for UCSF Professor Vinay Prasad who spoke out about masks). Link to the study and analysis in the article.

Dec 23, 2022 - Zachary Stieber/Epoch Times No Studies Showing ‘Masks Work That Well’ Against COVID-19: White House Health Official
No studies show masks work well against respiratory infections like COVID-19, a top White House health official has acknowledged. “There is no study in the world that shows that masks work that well,” Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House’s COVID-19 coordinator, said during a recent discussion with the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Dec 1, 2022 - Ian Miller/Brownstone Institute  Not Even N95 Masks Work To Stop Covid
There is new research that has been released showing that masks are ineffective, regardless of type. And it’s not just new research, it’s high quality research. The Annals of Internal Medicine just published a randomized controlled trial comparing the ability of medical masks to prevent COVID infection to fit-tested N95s.

Jun 13, 2022 - Scott Morefield/Townhall.com The Latest Mask Research Is Bad News For Branch Covidians
A sampling of the latest released research and data gathering that puts a stake in the heart of forced masking.

Apr 19, 2022 - Beny Spira/Cureus Correlation Between Mask Compliance and COVID-19 Outcomes in Europe
Peer reviewed study from 35 European countries on morbidity, mortality and mask usage during a six month period with source data showing that face coverings in Europe had no effect and possibly increased COVID cases and deaths.

Apr 18, 2022 - John Tierney/city-journal.org EYE ON THE NEWS - Maskaholics
Wearing a mask may still give some people a sense of security, but they could breathe more easily if they’d face the facts. If you are on the fence regarding masks, this article that has multiple authoritive citations may just rock the fence for you.

Feb 8, 2022 - James D. Agresti/The Prickly Pear Coming To Grips With the Facts About Masks
Some of the most powerful proponents of masking continue to spread destructive fictions and withhold genuine facts from people. Google-owned YouTube recently censored a video from Just Facts about the dangers of N95 masks. Even though every fact in the video is documented with data from peer-reviewed science journals, OSHA, and the CDC—YouTube purged it with callous disregard for the health of people, especially children. Much more in this article that has links to sources.

Jan 31, 2022 - Scott Morefield/Townhall.com This Must-Read Book Obliterates The Mask Cult
If there is any justice in the world, years from now society will look back with utter horror on what we did with lockdowns, masks, vaccine coercion, and all the rest, including and especially instilling the kind of fear and paranoia that never matched the actual death rate from this virus. Ian's book that is reviewed in this article demontrates through factual CDC records that masks have not and do not do what the public narrative has espoused.

Jan 19, 2022 - Kane/Citizen Free Press Boris Johnson Stunner — Face masks no longer required in UK….
UK PM Boris Johnson: "The government will no longer mandate the wearing of face masks anywhere...and no longer criminialize anyone who chooses not to wear one"

Jan 17, 2022 - Elle Reynolds/The Federalist CDC Finally Admits Cloth Masks Were Always Political Theater
Mask mandates have always been more about showing compliance than keeping people safe, and the CDC’s latest embarrassing disclosure further proves it.

Dec 11, 2021 - Dr. Byram Bridle/Rumble.com Viral Immunologist Debunks Mask Protect People From Covid
Short video with Dr. Byram Bridle demonstrating the fallacy that masks provide protection for a virus like COVID-19. If you still wear a face covering for protection after seeing this, please see a counselor.

Nov 24, 2021 - Dr. Mercola/mercola.com The Magical Thinking and Dangers of Masks
Great article exposing the myth of face covering effectiveness and the inherent dangers of long term wearing from a leading Doctor who cares about your health and mine.

Nov 4, 2021 - David S. D’Amato/American Thinker Masks, Mental Health, and Children
Putting face coverings on children to me is child abuse, and this article goes into the reasons why I believe this to be true.

Oct 12, 2021 Cú Chulainn/threadreaderapp.com Thread on dangers of mask wearing
12 dangers of wearing masks, with reference link to researchgate.net publication on the medical research backing these 12 dangers from a clinical perspective. The link goes to the main researchgate.net site; search on "Masks false safety to bring up the research paper.

Sep 19, 2021 -  Greg Piper/Citizen Free Press Law professor accuses university of violating Federal Trade Commission rules with mask mandate
Promoting the idea that a mask can prevent or treat a disease is an illegal deceptive practice according to this law professor. This is the first legal challenge against the mask mandates based on FTC law.

Sep 15, 2021 - James D. Agresti/The Prickly Pear Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Masks, and the Deadly Falsehoods Surrounding Them
Includes link to full article source.

Aug 5, 2021 - Trevor Thomas/American Thinker Mask-Wearing: Not Polite, Not Considerate
Wearing a mask isn't merely a polite, precautionary activity that is simply a slight inconvenience. The masks and corresponding lock downs have wrought widespread devastation, this article explains why.

Jul 28, 2021 - Nicole Saphier, M.D./Fox News Dr. Nicole Saphier: CDC, kids and masks – COVID guidance continues to miss the mark
It is time to regain a centrist perspective regarding public health as it pertains to schools, respiratory infections, and children. A leading doctor's opinion on face coverings in school age children.

Jul 28, 2021 - Guy Benson/Townhall.com Doctor Goes Off on New CDC Mask Guidance: 'Not Justifiable Whatsoever,' Will 'Backfire Big'
Dr. Manny Alvarez is providing medical information that contradicts with Dr. Fauci, and is taking it to the national level where the information belongs. Guess what, he is a vaccine (injection) proponent. Nice to see the CDC's political decisions being challenged by medical professionals.

Jul 28, 2021 - Rebecca Downs/Townhall.com Dan Crenshaw Tweets Stunning Revelation on New CDC Mask Guidelines
What you won't hear on the leftist media, which includes much of the cable TV coming into your house: There are people in Congress and across this country that see the absurdity of the mask-cultists. Fall is approaching, there is an agenda to these mask-Nazis that is far from the ideals Americans have typically held dear throughout our history.

Jul 28, 2021 - Katie Pavlich/Townhall.com We've Discovered the Real Reason the CDC Is Requiring All Kids Wear Masks in Schools
Face covering was never based on science, sort of like the burkhas that are worn by traditional Islamists, it is a cultural expression. The question is, whose culture is dominating who, and is that culture one you want to live in?

Jul 27, 2021 - Alexsandar Markovic/American Thinker When It Comes To Masks, Physics Will Always Trump Politics
Great article with references that brings science and physics to the debate on face coverings, someting the leftist media will suppress while the day is long.

Jul 7, 2021 - Greg Piper/Justthenews.com Facebook warns JAMA study on children's COVID masks 'false news,' sharers will be punished
More evidence that Facebook and other private leftist social media organizations are suppressing information that can save children's lives.

Jun 15, 2021 - Scott Morefield/Townhall.com A Group Of Parents Sent Their Kids' Face Masks to A Lab for Analysis. Here's What They Found
Finally, some medical studies on what is lurking in masks that children wear. I would call it child abuse if a parent knew this information and still required their children to wear face coverings. I call it evil when a school district's trustees would mandate face coverings for school children in attendance. Don't agree? Read the article and see if you have a change in mind.

June 15, 2021 - Jack Phillips/Epoch Times Florida Court Rules Against County Mask Mandate
First court case of many more to come dismantling the face covering cover-up of information

Jun 9, 2021 - Matt Vespa/Townhall.com Stanford Scientist Gave a Diagnosis of Anthony Fauci's Credibility. You May Want to Sit Down.
More evidence emerges that mask coverings were and are political theatre. This time members of the medical community is stating as much as presented in the article.

Jun 2, 2021 - Spencer Brown/Townhall.com It Turns Out Dr. Fauci Also Knew Masks Weren't Effective Against COVID
More referenced evidence that the media was misinforming the public about the Wuhan virus (for those leftist who are offended, COVID-19 virus).
Spencer Brown is the managing editor for Townhall.

Jun 1, 2021 - Brian C. Joondeph, MD Stockholm Syndrome over Mask Wearing
Stockholm Syndrome won’t explain all the permanent mask wearing but is certainly a reasonable explanation for a society that has been held hostage and beaten into submission incessantly for the past 15 months.
Brian C Joondeph, MD, is a physician and writer. He is on sabbatical from social media.

May 26, 2021 - Spencer Brown/Townhall Masks Didn't Slow COVID Spread: New Study
University of Louisville study stating that masks are not associated with lower SARS-CoV-2 spread among US states. 
Spencer Brown is the managing editor for Townhall.

May 24, 2021 - Brian Joondeph, M.D. Masks, Theater, and the New Awareness Ribbons
Wearing a mask is often virtual signaling and theatre as opposed to the wearing a ribbon which were worn to show remembrance and honor.
Brian C Joondeph, MD, is a physician and writer. He is on sabbatical from social media.

May 17, 2021 - William Sullivan/American Thinker Time for Modern Masking Madness to Be Cast into the Dustbin of History 
Masks are more harmful than helpful based on scientific data.

May 2021 - Kari Donovan Peer Reviewed Medical Report Says Face Masks Cause More Problems Then They Prevent
Article cites a Stanford University study that was cited by Steve Cortes, who was subsequently suspended by Twitter. The article was retracted, not by the author but by the editor-in-chief of the US National Library of Medicine for four dubious listed reasons, which are more an indication of a totalitarian mindset that censors inconvenient facts than an agency that is operating on the basis of freedom of relevant information. Great example of the corruption that portions of the medical oversight community now are exhibiting.
Kari is an ex-community organizer who writes about Voter Engagement, Cultural Marxism, and Campaigns, and is contributor to National File, DJHJ Media, The Gateway Pundit, Liberty One News, and The RFAngle.

April 19, 2021 - Terry Paulding/American Thinker The evidence shows that cloth and those blue paper masks don't work
Reference to the Stanford University study and other information related to wearing of masks.

Apr 12, 2021 - Rob Jenkins/Townhall.com Is the Science on Masks Settled?
References to numerous studies that contradict what leftists say is "settled science" on face coverings. 
Rob Jenkins is a 35-year veteran of higher education as a professor and former administrator. A regular contributor to several national and regional publications, he is also the author of six books, including Think Better, Write Better (2019).

Apr 06, 2021 - Dennis Prager/Townhall.com Mask-Wearing Represents Fear and Blind Obedience, Not Science
References to medical authorities that have been on record stating that masks are not effective or necessary such as Anthony Fauci, Dr. Ramin Oskoui, Dr. Paul E. Alexander,  Dr. Roger W. Koops and others. Conclusion of the article states that "People say they "follow the science." They rarely do. They follow the scientists the media tell them to follow".
Dennis Prager, one of America's most respected radio talk show hosts, has been broadcasting in Los Angeles since 1982. He is also the founder of Prager U.

March 13, 2021 - Robert Montoya/Texas Scorecard CDC: Mask Mandates Made No Statistical Difference
Article presenting information and data showing that the daily case and death growth rates before implementation of mask mandates were not statistically different from the reference period.”
Robert is a former filmmaker, University of North Texas graduate, and one-time Assistant Language Teacher, Robert Montoya misses Japan and the 1980's. He is a Senior Journalist for Texas Scorecard.

March 10, 2021 - J.B. Shurk/American Thinker Masks Are Just Part of the Socialists' Uniform
Article presenting a Centers for Disease Control released study showing no statistically significant decrease in "daily case" or "death growth" rates from COVID-19 in areas with mask mandates.

March 1, 2021 - Ted Noel, MD/American Thinker Enough Is Enough: Time to Finally Follow the Science on Masks
Commentary that takes a careful look at the data and charts showing that mask mandates did nothing except make money for mask-manufacturers and Emmy Awards for petty tyrants pimping masks and lockdowns. COVID deaths rose, and then fell, without any effect from masking.

March 2021 - Kari Donovan/Liberty One News Two Weeks After Removing Mask Mandate, COVID Cases Finally Decreased In Texas, Could Be Cut In Half
News article covering the data showing that Texas COVID-19 cases decreased after Gov. Abbot removed the mask mandates.
Kari is an ex-community organizer who writes about Voter Engagement, Cultural Marxism, and Campaigns, and is contributor to National File, DJHJ Media, The Gateway Pundit, Liberty One News, and The RFAngle.

February 22, 2021 - Brian C.Joondeph, MD/American Thinker Unmasking the Medical Experts
Information from a medical perspective on the dichotomies existing within the medical community on the efficacy and application of facial coverings.
Brian C Joondeph, MD, is a physician and writer. He is on sabbatical from social media.

Feb 01, 2021 - Scott Morefield/Townhall.com Six More Questions about Masks Our Overlords Refuse to Answer (Part II)
Continuation of article presenting questions that the "official" medical community has not adequately addressed in the medical literature.
Scott Morefield spent three years as a media & politics reporter with the Daily Caller, another two years with BizPac Review, and has been a weekly columnist here at Townhall since 2018. His op-ed bylines can also be found on TheBlaze, The Hill, WND, Breitbart, National Review, The Federalist, American Greatness, and many other sites.

Jan 25, 2021 - Scott Morefield/Townhall.com Six Questions About Masks Our Overlords Refuse to Answer
Article presenting questions that the "official" medical community has not adequately addressed in the medical literature.
Scott Morefield spent three years as a media & politics reporter with the Daily Caller, another two years with BizPac Review, and has been a weekly columnist here at Townhall since 2018. His op-ed bylines can also be found on TheBlaze, The Hill, WND, Breitbart, National Review, The Federalist, American Greatness, and many other sites.

January 7, 2021 - Lt. Col. Dave Grossman (ret.)/American Thinker Masks can be Murder
Article with the summary that wearing masks can create a sense of anonymity for an aggressor, while also dehumanizing the victim. This prevents empathy, empowering violence, and murder.
David Allen Grossman is an American author and trainer who conducts seminars on the psychology of lethal force. He is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Army.

Jul 30, 2020 - Swiss Policy Research Are Face Masks Effective? The Evidence
An overview of the current evidence regarding the effectiveness of face masks.