Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-02-05 20:37:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 406A762121A87D79FDA494DA27CAC162B15A3669093D28EC7BBB01D68768EFA1
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This tweet, and its corresponding study, is deceptive. The Yale/NORM study - the broadest large-scale real-world study on masks - proves that masks reduce COVID-19 transmission by 5-12% (from cloth to surgical), and among vulnerable people, reduces by over 35%. https://egc.yale.edu/largest-study-masks-and-covid-19-demonstrates-their-effectiveness-real-world
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