claim: does farting negate the use of masks to prevent covid-19?
summary: a meme circulated on social media with the false and confusing suggestion that covid-19 could spread through farts and that this somehow invalidated the efficacy of masks
subject_description: wearing a mask to prevent the spread of covid-19 is unnecessary because the disease can also be spread via farts
Motive_Description: undermine the efficacy of masks
author_description: general public
keywords: coronavirus, fart, mask, spread