Fans urged the New Zealand-born ballroom dancer to delete his controversial post. "The so-called 'Danmask-19 Trial,' published November 18, 2020, in the Annals of Internal Medicine, included 3,030 individuals assigned to wear a surgical face mask and 2,994 unmasked controls." Cole's fans were quick to criticise him for sharing the message, urging him to delete the post. "I work in healthcare and have had patients refuse to wear masks because of this type of misinformation putting others at risk," another one of his followers said. The UK-based Kiwi dancer was accused of spreading "fake news" and told to "stick to dancing".

Source: Otago Daily Times December 04, 2020 21:11 UTC