18, no cases had been detected in the country. Health Canada confirmed to the AP that as of Aug. 23, the latter had only been reported in Denmark, South Africa, Israel, the U.S. Two new COVID-19 variants - EG.5 and BA.2.86 - have recently emerged. Benjamin Haynes, a spokesperson for the CDC, confirmed that reports of upcoming lockdowns are “utterly false.” Neither Jones, nor a representative of his show, responded to a request for comment before publication. A tweet with the video, which had more than 38,000 likes and 20,000 shares as of Friday, claimed the supposed announcement was “due to a new ‘dangerous variant’ out of Canada.” But TSA Press Secretary Robert Langston told the AP that managers at the agency did not receive any such instructions last week. Jones is known for spreading conspiracy theories. 18 episode of “The Alex Jones Show,” where its namesake host said an anonymous “high-level manager in the TSA” and an unnamed “Border Patrol-connected” source told him about the alleged announcement. A spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which issued a now-expired travel mask mandate in 2021, also refuted the rumors. THE FACTS: No such announcement was made to TSA managers, an agency spokesperson told the AP. Further, the managers were told that COVID-19 lockdowns will return by December. 15 that by mid-September they, along with airport employees, will again be required to wear face masks and by mid-October the policy will apply to travelers as well.
Here are the facts:Ĭonspiracy theorist spreads false information about the return of COVID-19 mandatesĬLAIM: Transportation Security Administration managers were told on Aug. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week.
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