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Was Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Maskless at a WNBA Game?
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Was Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Maskless at a WNBA Game?

Yes.

Alec Dent
Oct 19, 2021
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Viral social media posts purport to show Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot maskless in an arena. 

Twitter avatar for @CortesSteveSteve Cortes @CortesSteve
.⁦@chicagosmayor⁩ proudly flouts her own mask mandate, amid a sea of lemmings dutifully obeying. The ruling class wants you miserable and doesn’t care that you plainly see this disparity. Forget calling out their hypocrisy, it’s time we use our power to return the favor…
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October 18th 2021

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It’s become a common trope for anti-maskers to use out of context or old pictures of politicians as “evidence” that they’re not abiding by masking policies. Perhaps just as common (if not more), however, are instances when is politicians who advocate strict COVID policies getting caught not following their own rules. This is an instance of the latter: Lightfoot tweeted this picture of her at Game 4 of WNBA Finals, played in Chigago’s Wintrust Arena.

Twitter avatar for @chicagosmayorMayor Lori E. Lightfoot @chicagosmayor
What a moment. Congrats champs! 🎉 A first but not the last for @chicagosky.
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October 17th 2021

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The arena maintains a requirement for all guests to wear a mask except when eating or drinking, and both state and local law require all individuals to wear masks in indoor venues, even if vaccinated.

Lightfoot’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

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Devin H
Oct 20, 2021

The editing seems to be slipping a bit lately. Hope that gets corrected.

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Caleb
Oct 20, 2021

You may need to edit this a bit: "Perhaps moreJust as common (if not more)." Great reporting though!

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