Face Mask Exemption Cards are Fake: U.S. Officials
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WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Cards that claim to exempt people from wearing face masks are fake, U.S. officials warn.
The bogus cards, which have an eagle logo, are being sold online by an outfit called the Freedom to Breathe Agency, which is not associated with any government entity, said Matthew Martin, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, CBS News reported.
“Do not be fooled by the chicanery and misappropriation of the DOJ eagle,” he said in a news release. “These cards do not carry the force of law. The ‘Freedom to Breathe Agency,’ or ‘FTBA,’ is not a government agency.”
The Federal Trade Commission also issued a warning about the cards and advised people to get coronavirus pandemic information from government agencies instead of from social media, CBS News reported.
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