Fact check: “Face Mask Exempt Cards” shared on social media are fakes

) . 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 (

Headline should read: 'Idiots will lie. In other news—people are selfish. '

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

The cost effectiveness between a mask and that document 😂

Things gotta breath!!

Just like the people who have fake service dog credentials. Same ilk.

What about this one? i kept one since 3rd grade, just in case....

Creat a new account or use a to indicate Reuters Fact Check. I would like to read all. Thank you!

So this is Trump's latest hustle?👀 Probably printing them in the Oval.👀

Huh, turns out you can’t actually make your own laws just by printing something out. Who knew?

Someone should charge $100 each and get rich. No matter if they are fake. Americans would buy them!

you don't need a card to not wear a facemask.

How can a fake news call something fake?

MasksSaveLives

I suspect you can buy those “Face Mask Exempt” cards from the same online stores that sell red “service animal” vests to owners of untrained dogs

And now we know who thought they could get away with a fake ID in high school, too...

How can a country that built and created so many wonderful things be so full of morons?

Um, we live in a world where people still think the earth is flat. So, even this obvious no shit, is more than likely not obvious for a lot of people out there and as such needs further reinforcements.

I'm no longer in the mood to care.

The world is not going to miss one of them. Go for it dumbasses!!!🤣😂😆🤪😜😷😷😷😷😷😜😷😷😜😷😷😷🤡

Certain places like nursing homes won't allow anyone to enter without one. Other than that I'm fine with this virus taking out as many idiots as it wants to. Go for it dumbasses!!!😆😂🤣🤪😜😷😷

Who cares what the DoJ thinks about a joke?

was there a doubt?

that's on big No Shit, Sherlock.

They're FAKE like Everything about Trump

No shit Sherlock

Cards to be exempt from using brain coming soon .. at your nearest Trump's rally 🧟

ballerinaX Who the hell created these and how are they being distributed?

Two months all the 'experts' and media were claiming mask didn't work to stop the spread and were citing all kinds of studies to back up there claims, now you wonder why people don't trust you.

We are ready for a change. zanumustgo

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