Widely cited COVID-19-masks paper under scrutiny for inaccurate stat
Ivan Oransky - Retraction Watch 89d 3 tweets
You probably read a story or heard a news report over the past few days saying that if nearly all Americans wore masks to prevent COVID-19 spread, 130,000 lives could be saved by the end of Februar…


Retraction Watch 89d ago
Widely cited COVID-19-masks paper under scrutiny for inaccurate stat
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Jeffrey A Tucker 89d ago
Heads up! That now-famous mask study reported on by 100 news outlets? Based on a bad statistic. "You might say that a bad stat traveled halfway around the world before the truth got its mask on."
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Ash Paul 88d ago
Widely cited COVID-19-masks paper under scrutiny for inaccurate stat: the figure shud be 63000 lives saved, not 130000 lives saved via
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