a series of tweets labelling Covid-19 a ‘bogus virus’ and a ‘lod of bol**x’ appeared on Mr Dobson’s Twitter account. Images describing the pandemic as ‘propaganda’ and conflating the spread of the virus with the rollout of 5G networks were also shared on the page.The posts were described at the time as being ‘irresponsible’ by Lucy Powell, the Labour MP for Manchester Central.Manchester council’s executive member for adult health and wellbeing, Councillor Bev Craig, also said in March: “Individuals that are using this time to share conspiracy theories, to spread disinformation and to generate panic are simply putting lives at risk.”The content of Mr Dobson’s tweets was subsequently reported to Greater Manchester Police by Clayton and.
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