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Did Tucker Carlson Say Forcing Kids To Wear Masks Outside Is ‘Child Abuse’?

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28 April 2021

Did Tucker Carlson Say Forcing Kids To Wear Masks Outside Is ‘Child Abuse’?

On Monday night's episode of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," Carlson criticized mask mandates by making a number of outlandish claims on his show. The Fox News host purportedly said that making children wear masks outside counts as "child abuse."

According to Johns Hopkins University, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has already claimed the lives of more than 573,000 Americans and a total of well over 3.1 million people worldwide.

Nur Ibrahim reports.

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