Political leaders in Manchester have warned that spreading ‘irresponsible’ disinformation about coronavirus ‘puts lives at risk’ after conspiracy theories were shared on a councillor’s social media account.
A series of tweets labelling COVID-19 a ‘bogus virus’ and a ‘load of bol**x’ were posted on Coun Kenneth Dobson's Twitter page.
The indepdendent politician took a seat in Clayton and Openshaw from Labour last month. Images have also been posted describing the pandemic as ‘propaganda’ and conflating the spread of the virus with the rollout of 5G wireless networks.
A tweet from March 14 reads: “AAHHHH!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Vaccine by April. “I believe that they are using this bogus virus to lock people down roll out this 5G, change the