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marie999

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6. I think those were his exact words, but he might have said 85% of mask wearers get the virus.

Reply to Elwood P Dowd (Original post)

Thu Oct 15, 2020, 10:12 PM

Oct 2020

But he definitely said that 85% of people who wear masks get the virus. The first time he said it I couldn't believe he said it but then he said it again. I did not watch the whole thing, I kind of just jumped ahead a lot just to see how he was handling himself. I don't know why they gave him breaks.

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Chyron earlier on Rachel's show: Trump says 85% of mask wearers get Covid-19. [View all] Elwood P Dowd Oct 2020 OP

Yes, those were his exact words. SamKnause Oct 2020 #1

Said it twice SCantiGOP Oct 2020 #11

he bdamomma Oct 2020 #2

I think it refers to a study that show people that got COVID self reported that number. Claustrum Oct 2020 #3

So they started wearing masks after they had gotten COVID19? nt Blue_true Oct 2020 #5

No. It's a study about if they wear mask before they got COVID. Claustrum Oct 2020 #7

That runs counter to a very large study that showed that mask wearers Blue_true Oct 2020 #10

One important point is that it's self reported. Claustrum Oct 2020 #13

They asked people who already had covid if they wore masks. LisaL Oct 2020 #12

No No No No No it was a study about people who HAVE COVID and mask wearing underpants Oct 2020 #14

There was a CDC study of people who had COVID. Jim__ Oct 2020 #4

I think those were his exact words, but he might have said 85% of mask wearers get the virus. marie999 Oct 2020 #6

Donnie twisted the statistic to imply something the data doesn't at all support unblock Oct 2020 #8

So, if 100 million Americans wear a mask each day, then according to Trump Elwood P Dowd Oct 2020 #9

Pretty much. unblock Oct 2020 #16

Yes. underpants Oct 2020 #15

Big surprise, Trump lies. Disaffected Oct 2020 #17

You refuse to watch but want someone else to watch and give you info??? USALiberal Oct 2020 #18