Fact check: Cards and flyers saying the holder is exempt from wearing a face mask, many marked with the Department of Justice’s seal, are fraudulent, according to the DoJ
) . The department issued a statement entitled “COVID-19 ALERT: Fraudulent Facemask Flyers”. It says: “These postings were not issued by the Department and are not endorsed by the Department. The Department urges the public not to rely on the information contained in these postings.”
Earlier versions of the card contain a spelling error . Some cards have removed the Department of Justice’s seal and corrected the spelling error, however they still misidentify the Americans with Disabilities Act as the “Americans with Disability Act”. The website link on the card for the ‘Freedom to Breathe Agency’ is not accessible.
Posts pointing out that these cards are fake have gone viral on social media with tens of thousands of retweets and shares (
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