The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in face mask requirements in some places. However, some people questioned the usefulness of face masks.
   
“If a fart can get through underwear and a pair of jeans, how can a mask made of cloth save you from covid? Asking for a friend..” was posted on Facebook by David Drew on April 17, 2020.
 
   
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
     
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David Drew
April 17, 2020 at 7:34 PM ·
If a fart can get through underwear and a pair of jeans, how can a mask made of cloth save you from covid? Asking for a friend..
   
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Andre Holland
April 19, 2020 at 4:07 PM ·
If a fart can get through underwear and a pair of jeans, how can a mask made of cloth save you from covid? Asking for a friend..
   
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Allison Proctor™
@aproctor24
Sooo If a fart can get through underwear and a pair of jeans, how can a mask made of cloth save you from covid?
12:31 AM · Apr 20, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Bill Begley
@MrBSquared
#QuarantineConversations
Me: If a fart can pass through underwear and denim strong enough to evacuate a room, how will a clothe mask protect you from a virus?
Her: You know you’re the reason we have to put instructions on shampoo bottles, right?
#QuarantineLife
#COVID19
#StayHome
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9:19 AM · Apr 20, 2020·Twitter Web App
   
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Fidel_Why_So_Serious
@FidelOnonganii
If a fart can get through underwear and a pair of Jean’s, how can a mask made of cloth save you from the Rona?
12:04 PM · Apr 20, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
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@Hill2Stephi
If a fart can get through underwear and a pair of jeans, how can a mask made of cloth save you from COVID-19? Asking for a friend..
12:44 PM · Apr 20, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Spelly Ski team coordinator
@queenie4c
Someone on FB said if a fart can get through underwear and pants, what makes you think your cloth made mask is stopping Covid-19?
1:02 PM · Apr 20, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Game Junkies
April 20, 2020 at 4:24 PM ·
If a fart can get through underwear, and a pair of jeans. Then, how can a mask made of cloth, save you from covid-19? 🤔 🤷🏻‍♂️
     
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Hon. Yetunde Babatunde
@tunde2ogundeyi
If a fart can get through underwear and a pair of jeans how can a #mask made of cloth save you from #coronavirus ???
7:10 AM · Apr 22, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
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SuperFlyGuy
@5uperflyguy
If a fart can get through underwear and jeans, how can a cloth mask save you from covid? Asking for a friend…
2:18 PM · Apr 22, 2020·Twitter for iPhone