evidence: The wearing of face coverings/masks is currently being "encouraged" in a number of indoor settings. The NI Executive is due to review this approach on 20 August 2020 and may then implement the power to make it mandatory. In a public Facebook post on 31 July 2020, the Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong stated: "Face coverings are mandatory for shops and indoor public spaces in Northern Ireland from tomorrow [1 August]". [...] Other political representatives in the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, such as Neil Kelly and Sorcha Eastwood, have also made almost identical claims, which have been challenged by a member of another political party on Facebook. An earlier Facebook post, dated 24 July, by party leader, Naomi Long, also stated: "The Executive decided yesterday to introduce mandatory face coverings in shops and other indoor areas from 1st Aug 2020".