claim: wirksamkeit von mund-nasen-schutz: zitat von christian drosten irreführend interpretiert
summary: the rumor went viral on social media that famous german virologist christian drosten had said that masks are of no use in stopping the spread of the epidemic. he had actually said that there is no scientific evidence that the form of covid-19 developed by a person is milder, if the person is infected while wearing a mask.
subject_description: fake claim by german virologist christian drosten that masks are of no use to prevent coronavirus infections
Motive_Description: have people believe masks are useless to prevent the spread of the epidemic
author_description: general public
keywords: coronavirus, germany, virologist, christian drosten, masks, useless, epidemic