[krankthat]

It's still unclear whether or not masks helped reduce the spread of COVID-19.

https://swprs.org/face-masks-evidence/

[sgift]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Policy_Research

> The Swiss Policy Research site has been criticized for spreading conspiracy theories including claims that QAnon was a psyop of the FBI.[5] and theories relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][6] German public broadcasterTagesschau calls SPR a propaganda tool[7] and Media Bias/Fact Check says the site is "a Moderate Conspiracy website based on the promotion of unproven claims."[4]

[krankthat]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27226751

[josephcsible]

Your comment seems to be a textbook example of an ad hominem.

[HDMI_Cable]

An ad hominem would be attacking the person making the reply itself, not the agency reporting on the issue.