evidence: Translink’s statistics indicate that over 80% of passengers were wearing face coverings on its services at the end of July. At a press conference on 6 August 2020, Northern Ireland First Minister, Arlene Foster MLA, claimed (starts 54:52) "82% of the public are now wearing masks on Translink buses and trains." [...] - An earlier response from the Translink freedom of information team explained that 30-31 July surveys on rail and bus services "found the number using face coverings was over 80%, showing an increasing trend"; and - Translink informed FactCheckNI that the evidence for "an increasing trend" came from two previous surveys.