Fact Check: Stories falsely cite 'Stanford study' to misinform on face masks Share Updated: 11:14 PM CDT Apr 22, 2021 By Angelo Fichera, FactCheck.org Share Updated: 11:14 PM CDT Apr 22, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript primary reason that you should wear a mask for anyone should wear a mask is because a mask or a face covering reduces the potential that you might infect someone else. And what we're seeing with this disease is that in some reports, up to 60% of people that are infected show no signs or symptoms, so they have no idea that they're infected. They're going and interacting with Grandma and grandpa, parents, siblings, um, and exposing all of those individuals. What we're seeing, actually, report just came out today. That really showed that the viral levels of the level of virus that I have if I have no symptoms whatsoever, is exactly the same as the viral levels of somewhere was severely ill and requires hospitalization. So what that means is the people that are severely ill and those without symptoms I was the same risk of transmitting the virus to others. It's just that some do it unknowingly, and some have some indicators, so wearing a mask reduces the level at which you expose others