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Fox News host Tucker Carlson has said many controversial things in the past but his recent commentary on masks raised eyebrows and accusations that his views were dangerous. On April 26, 2021, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, he criticized mask mandates by making a number of outlandish claims on his show, Tucker Carlson Tonight. One such claim was that making children wear masks outside counts as child abuse. In his tirade, Carlson said: He also called mask-wearers liberal zealots and neurotics. You can see a clip from his show here: Carlson added that seeing a vaccinated person wearing a mask in public was like seeing a grown man expose himself in public. That’s disgusting, put it away please, we don’t do that here, he said. Carlson also told his viewers to approach people who were wearing masks outside and tell them, Your mask is making me uncomfortable. On April 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance saying fully vaccinated people could take their masks off at small outdoor gatherings or when dining outside with friends from multiple households, except in certain crowded settings and venues. Unvaccinated people should still wear masks at such gatherings. Vaccinated people should still take all precautions in indoor settings, including masking. The latest guidelines are available here. The messaging on Fox News is decidedly mixed: the channel has been airing public safety messages telling people to mask up. But Carlson has changed his tune since back in March 2020 when he said, Of course masks work. Given that Carlson expressed these views on an episode of his show, which is still available to view, we rate this claim as True.
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