This PolitFact’s Fact-Check on Ron DeSantis and Masking is Looking Rather Pathetic

Last week, Democrats and their allies went after one of their favorite targets, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R‑FL). The governor drew hysterical reactions on Wednesday because he urged students to take off their masks while speaking at the University of South Florida. “You don’t have to wear those things. They’re not very useful. If you want to keep wearing them, that’s fine, but continued masking is pretty ridiculous,” were among the things he told them. As Guy called it in covering the reaction, it was another so-called ‘controversy,’ using quotation marks. Among those who jumped on in attacking DeSantis include fact-checkers over his comments.‘This is ridiculous’: @GovRonDeSantis scolds students for wearing face masks during his @USouthFlorida visit https://t.co/v9XLjueCYi pic.twitter.com/TFeC6t6wL9— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) March 2, 2022On Friday, Yacob Reyes came up with a fact-check for PolitiFact, rating DeSantis’ claims as “False.” He specifically went after remarks from the governor that wearing masks is “COVID theater” and “not doing anything.“It’s a doozy of a …

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