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swimminginthoughts 38 points ago +38 / -0

What, you think "yeah, there's a picture of him doing it, but what you see isn't what you really see" is a stretch? Pssh!

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Oback_Barama 31 points ago +31 / -0

The thing they are "fact checking" isn't even someone stating a fact. It was someone asking a question and then sharing a photo!

Does Joe Biden’s new executive order mandating masks on federal property not apply to Joe Biden while he’s on federal property?

insert picture of Biden not wearing a mask on federal property

Snopes: Your eyes are lying to you when you look at this photo

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Latinoparatrump 7 points ago +7 / -0

To be fair, they did say:

"articles from Fox News and the New York Post, may lead people to believe that Biden’s new policy requires the use of face masks at all times by all people in all situations without exception, that is not what Biden’s executive order states"

Translation = rules for thee

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hrc_for_prison 2 points ago +2 / -0

To be fair, those articles from Fox News and New York Post are accurate:

and other individuals in Federal buildings and on Federal lands should all wear masks, maintain physical distance, and adhere to other public health measures, as provided in CDC guidelines.

I added emphasis to the word "and". The word "or" could have been used, but it wasn't. The word is "and".

Snopes seems to be saying that since the CDC guideline doesn't require a mask in this situation (it's one of the exceptions), you can ignore the other parts of the "and" clause.

I'm not aware of court precedent that says we can treat the word "and" as if it was "or". If we suddenly change that precedent, I can imagine a lot of interesting things.