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In reply to the discussion: The Woman Without a Mask at the Emergency Dentist [View all]KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)61. TygrBright, here's some good info on that subject from Saturday......
(copy and paste of my original post)
Coronavirus: Face mask exemption cards and other US claims fact-checked
By Jack Goodman
BBC Reality Check
Read more here: https://www.bbc.com/news/53266431?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world&link_location=live-reporting-story
Excerpts:
The cards for sale state that "under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), I am not required to disclose my condition to you".
One version includes a Justice Department seal and a link to the "Freedom to Breathe Agency". The cards warn that businesses could be reported to this so-called agency. But the cards are not genuine. An official government statement said: "These cards do not carry the force of law. The 'Freedom to Breathe Agency,' or FTBA,' is not a government agency."
According to fact-checkers Snopes, the Freedom to Breathe Agency is a Facebook group calling itself a "movement of proud American citizens who are dedicated to protecting their freedom and liberty".
One version includes a Justice Department seal and a link to the "Freedom to Breathe Agency". The cards warn that businesses could be reported to this so-called agency. But the cards are not genuine. An official government statement said: "These cards do not carry the force of law. The 'Freedom to Breathe Agency,' or FTBA,' is not a government agency."
According to fact-checkers Snopes, the Freedom to Breathe Agency is a Facebook group calling itself a "movement of proud American citizens who are dedicated to protecting their freedom and liberty".
No evidence masks harm the immune system. Meanwhile, medical misinformation about masks continues to circulate.
One graphic shared thousands of times includes several misleading claims. It's called, What happens when you wear a face mask, and has been marked as containing false information on Instagram.
One graphic shared thousands of times includes several misleading claims. It's called, What happens when you wear a face mask, and has been marked as containing false information on Instagram.
The article goes on to debunk some other examples of right-wing conspiracy nuttery.
More from BBC Reality Check: https://www.bbc.com/news/reality_check
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the number of Americans who actually voted for Donald Fucking Trump gives us a clue
Skittles
Jul 2020
#38
They are exempt because they are exempt from wearing seat belts, exempt form the rules about drivin
LiberalArkie
Jul 2020
#41
That's what my docs and dentists are doing -- you get to sit in your car until you are called in.
Nay
Jul 2020
#66
The dental office probably knew about the fake cards 🙄 from the free to be asses agency( FTBA)
lunasun
Jul 2020
#14
Also "poses" is spelled wrong. This is supposed to be an official card, not a Presidential Tweet.
Midnight Writer
Jul 2020
#25
I thought FTBA meant "Full Time Bullshit Agency." Also that "posses" could be misspelling of
japple
Jul 2020
#33
+Also it's THE Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Everything on the card is for stupidasses only
lunasun
Jul 2020
#36
This is so stupid that I don't think "Idiocracy" or any dystopian future vision thought of it
AdamGG
Jul 2020
#49
Sorry... probably-outdated Internet message board slang for "Darling Husband"
TygrBright
Jul 2020
#10
F'n time wasters . Offering emergency services trying to fit people in time slots She took up a slot
lunasun
Jul 2020
#13
My dentist has people call from their cars in the parking lot when they arrive.
mnhtnbb
Jul 2020
#20
I don't have a car ... fortunately the dentist office I go to has a large waiting room
progree
Jul 2020
#35
I find myself getting irrationally angry with people who refuse to wear masks or wear them
demgrrrll
Jul 2020
#26
"Plandemic"...good god. What they think the ENTIRE planet wants to destroy Trump?
C Moon
Jul 2020
#27
Possibly a sinister New World Order plan is behind it all? Alex Jones and also FOX have been
lunasun
Jul 2020
#37
A childhood best-friend of my wife believes that BS. She completely went off the deep end with it.
C Moon
Jul 2020
#46