The claim: Masks make people more obedient and "slave like' Health officials have touted the benefits of mask-wearing since COVID-19 swept across the country. But more than two years after the virus ...

Many people choose to wear an N95 mask as a way to reduce exposure to harmful viruses and airborne toxins or pollutants.

Amid the pandemic, there has been rampant misinformation about the use of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. One such example is an online article that baselessly claims WHO said healthy people ...

Some face masks contain minute quantities of titanium dioxide, a mineral that has been flagged as a possible cancer risk when inhaled, but there is no evidence that mask users inhale it at all, or in ...

Coronavirus cases may be dropping all over the USA – down by almost 75% since peaking on Jan. 11 – but one Facebook post claims that is not the case. "Now you ...

A paper “smart mask” could be used to monitor people’s breath for signs of illness, a study has found. Unlike other smart masks being developed that monitor physical changes such as the temperature, ...

As the omicron variant of COVID-19 is surging across the United States, some states and municipalities are returning to mask mandates. In Milwaukee, the Common Council on Jan. 18, 2022, approved a ...

An image of a North Carolina barbeque joint’s supposed message to masked customers has attracted widespread and spirited reactions on social media. A Feb. 19 Facebook post shows a red neon sign above ...

After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Tuesday prohibiting government entities from mandating masks, several school districts also announced their updated COVID-19 protocols. According ...

North Carolina legislators are considering legislation that critics say would ban wearing respirators or other masks in public for health reasons — but allow groups such as the Ku Klux Klan to wear ...