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  • 2021-11-15 (xsd:date)
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  • Politicians Maskless in Viral Pic Because It Was Taken in 2012 (en)
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  • On Nov. 15, 2012, the freshman class of the 113th Congress stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to take a photograph. Nine years later, in November 2021, this picture was recirculated on social media along with anti-government and anti-mask messages as social media users claimed that the politicians were flouting the rules that had been put in place to slow the spread of disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: This picture does not show politicians failing to wear face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic because it was taken in 2012, years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and years before masks and social distancing were encouraged. The photograph can be found on an archived page of House.gov where it is presented with the following text: While this meme uses a severely outdated picture to mislead people into thinking that lawmakers have adapted a rules for thee, not for me attitude, that generally hasn't been the case. Masks are still widely used on Capitol Hill, and a number of lawmakers have been fined for violating these rules. (en)
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