Is wearing a mask an increasing factor or a direct cause of secondary bacterial pneumonia? there is no evidence to support this and it has not been mentioned in any studies. Did the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases undertake a study linking masks to bacterial pneumonia? NIAID told AFP in a statement: "The 2008 study does not mention masks and had nothing to do with masks" Instead, the study "analyzed data from fatal 1918 infections and showed that the majority of cases were associated with secondary bacterial pneumonias,"
Most deaths in the 1918 influenza pandemic originated from bacterial pneumonia caused by face masks and that Dr Anthony Fauci, the US government's top expert in the fight against Covid-19, knew about it.
Determine the veracity of the claim "Is wearing a mask an increasing factor or a direct cause of secondary bacterial pneumonia? there is no evidence to support this and it has not been mentioned in any studies. Did the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases undertake a study linking masks to bacterial pneumonia? NIAID told AFP in a statement: "The 2008 study does not mention masks and had nothing to do with masks" Instead, the study "analyzed data from fatal 1918 infections and showed that the majority of cases were associated with secondary bacterial pneumonias,"" based on the evidence in form of question-answer pairs "Most deaths in the 1918 influenza pandemic originated from bacterial pneumonia caused by face masks and that Dr Anthony Fauci, the US government's top expert in the fight against Covid-19, knew about it.".

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 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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Determine the veracity of the claim "Is wearing a mask an increasing factor or a direct cause of secondary bacterial pneumonia? there is no evidence to support this and it has not been mentioned in any studies. Did the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases undertake a study linking masks to bacterial pneumonia? NIAID told AFP in a statement: "The 2008 study does not mention masks and had nothing to do with masks" Instead, the study "analyzed data from fatal 1918 infections and showed that the majority of cases were associated with secondary bacterial pneumonias,"" based on the evidence in form of question-answer pairs "Most deaths in the 1918 influenza pandemic originated from bacterial pneumonia caused by face masks and that Dr Anthony Fauci, the US government's top expert in the fight against Covid-19, knew about it.".

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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