mask wearer: In one post from earlier in June that has been shared thousands of times on Facebook, a graphic lists a number of supposed health risks of wearing a mask, including decreasing the wearer's oxygen intake, and increasing their inhalation of toxins and carbon dioxide, according to CTV. The post claimed that would eventually cause the mask wearer's immune system to shut down. But a Canadian doctor says those claims are easily debunked. That post has since been flagged as containing false information by Facebook's independent fact-checkers, according to a pop-up message. In Toronto, several posters recently spotted on park signs and bridges in the Don Mills area claim that wearing a face mask is a bigger threat to your health than COVID-19. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox Another popular Facebook post, which has been shared more than 10,000 times, claims that people's immune systems will become weaker the longer they wear face masks.
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