Posters have appeared purported to be from Extinction Rebellion describing coronavirus as a "cure" and humans as a disease.
The environmental group has condemned the "fake account" which claimed the virus was a response to global warming. A Twitter account claiming to be Extinction Rebellion's East Midlands branch shared pictures of posters which appeared in the UK.
The posters, featuring the Extinction Rebellion name and logo, read: "Corona is the cure humans are the disease." In a tweet, the account wrote: "Earth is healing.
The air and water is clearing [sic]." Extinction Rebellion has responded by condemning the posters and describing the group which shared them as a fake account.
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