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8. Donnie twisted the statistic to imply something the data doesn't at all support

Reply to Elwood P Dowd (Original post)

Thu Oct 15, 2020, 10:15 PM

Oct 2020

A Republican speciality

85% (I think) of people who got Covid claim to have worn always worn a mask when near others outside their household.

Note that that's the other way around for saying 85% of mask wearers get Covid.

Still, it's like saying 100% of Indy 500 drivers who died in crashes wore seat belts so seat belts are useless.

People need to just wear their damn masks.

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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