Trump coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas undermines importance of masks as cases spike

 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/17/politics/scott-atlas-face-masks-coronavirus/index.html

 Atlas wrote in a tweet, "Masks work? NO" followed by a series of misrepresentations about the science behind the effectiveness of masks in combating the pandemic. The tweet links to an article in the American Institute for Economic Research that argues against the effectiveness of masks, among other things.