Horowitz: 6 times the media credited masks with stopping a pandemic that then spread even more

By The Blaze —— Bio and Archives July 29, 2021

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Mask-wearing was likely the greatest failed social experiment of our lifetime. Yet its own failure means it continues to be forced down our throats … or noses. While it was always illogical that a cheap mask could stop a virus that is much smaller than the mask's pores, we embarked on a grand national experiment with a greater degree of compliance and shame than anyone could have imagined. On June 9, 2020, Reuters ran a headline, "Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves." The outlet suggested, based on a mathematical equation presupposing that masks work, that "even homemade masks can dramatically reduce transmission rates if enough people wear them in public."-- More...