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In January 2022, a screenshot supposedly showing a company Zoom meeting protocol email informing employees that they would be required to wear face masks during Zoom calls to protect against COVID-19 was widely circulated on social media: This is not a genuine email from a real company informing employees to wear masks on zoom calls. This text originated with a satirical TikTok account. The full text reads: A few days before this fake email went viral, the TikTok account @zactokz posted a video claiming that their company was enacting a new policy that would require face masks during Zoom calls. The @zaktoz account is for entertainment purposes and labels its content as satire: As this video went viral — with more than 1.4 million views — many people commented, questioning the authenticity of this story. A few days later, @zactokz posted supposed proof of this policy by sharing a second video that included the Zoom meeting protocol email: This, of course, is not proof of this policy. This was just a continuation of a joke. A few more installments about this fictional fiasco have appeared on @zaktokz, including the employees' purported response to their boss in which they suggest that anyone afraid of masks could just close their eyes during Zoom calls, and the purported response from their boss in which that suggestion is actually taken under consideration.
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