An old video clip of Dr. Anthony Fauci saying that masks are unnecessary with superimposed text suggesting that he was acting in collaboration with the Chinese government has racked up 4.2 million engagements on social media. Although the clip does not indicate when the comments were made, it was almost certainly before April 2020, when the CDC recommended the use of masks in public spaces to combat the spread of COVID-19. The agency made the recommendation based on evidence that asymptomatic people with COVID-19 could spread the disease to others. Dr. Fauci supported the CDC’s recommendation.
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