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That face mask exempt card going viral is totally bogus
An image of a face mask exempt card that was tweeted Wednesday by former NSYNC star Lance Bass is not, indeed, a real thing, the Department of Justice has confirmed.
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The image shows a laminated card that falsely claims the holder isn't obligated to follow any mask-wearing mandates because wearing a mask "posses [sic] a physical and/or mental risk" to that person. The image has been retweeted over 45,000 times. A similar flyer posted to Facebook by a former Republican candidate for Congress in Illinois falsely claims the bearer is protected against mask mandates by the Americans With Disabilities Act and by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
The card and flyer are bogus, said the Justice Department.
"The Department of Justice has been made aware of postings or flyers on the internet regarding the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and the use of face masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of which include the Department of Justice's seal," reads an alert on the DOJ's info page for the Americans With Disabilities Act.
https://www.cnet.com/news/that-face-mask-exempt-card-thats-going-viral-is-totally-bogus/?ftag=CAD-04-10abi6g&bhid=24447454298893839703959737945916&mid=12899032&cid=534320049
Of course I'm guessing most here haven't fallen for that bullshit.
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I certainly didn’t.
-Laelth
You are a Democrat. You possess critical thinking skills.
Lenka Koloma. Here is link to page that describes the whole deal.
https://www.slashgear.com/the-face-mask-exempt-card-con-and-the-group-behind-it-25626485/
Author Data in the downloadable PDF file for the fraudulent exemption card turned up a name L.Koloma as well. LenkaKoloma.com is a website connected with that name – and leads us back to the source of the Freedom To Breathe Agency.
The woman behind the group.
https://www.lenkakoloma.com/
That is the website of the author of the exemption card. She has a Covid 19 page that is quite interesting to say the least and seems to be a nut job of the highest order, well funded too.
