Darwinism marches on: Florida anti-mask group rewarded maskless diners with free grilled cheese

Anti-mask advocates were handing out free food to people who rejected science-based safety measures in Florida on Saturday, the same day the state set a new record with 15,300 new reported cases of COVID-19.

The giveaway happened during an anti-mask protest at 33 & Melt, a grilled cheese restaurant in Windermere, Fla., Reuters reports. Activists paid for people’s food after they agreed not to cover their faces, and the restaurant owner refused to enforce Orange County’s mandatory mask rule under her roof, Newsweek reports.

The incident played out in a state where conspiracy theories and anti-science rhetoric have frequently clashed with medical advice around the coronavirus, including doctor recommendations that people wear masks to stop its spread.

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