direct to your inbox Concerns have been raised over a rise in anti-vax propaganda Covid conspiracy theories in Middleton.
Posters purporting to be from lockdown sceptic group The White Rose appeared in parts of the town over the weekend.One described the pandemic as ‘the biggest scam in the history of the world’, while another claimed the virus was not deadly.Some homes reportedly also received leaflets bearing similar messages.
Councillor Sara Rowbotham told a meeting of Rochdale’s Covid-19 engagement board she feared the misleading campaign could move on to other parts of the borough.
The councillor, who lives in Middleton, said: “There have been posters and a leaflet drop, certainly around my estate, which is casting aspersions on the.
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