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    Meme Misrepresents Florida Surgeon General’s Position on Face Masks

    by Bala Thenappan Jun 29, 2020 3 minutes
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    Amid a surge in Florida’s COVID-19 cases, a Facebook meme dated June 24 falsely claims the state’s surgeon general recommended that people stop wearing face masks. The surgeon general actually issued an advisory two days earlier saying everyone in Florida “should wear face coverings in any setting where social distancing is not possible.”

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    Florida is among several states where COVID-19 cases surged in late June. The state surpassed its previous for new coronavirus cases, reporting 9,585 infections on June

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