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UK: COVID-19 Opponent Sentenced to Five Years on Terrorism Charges for Encouraging Violence During Pandemic

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Above: Britain's Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty addresses the nation during a Covid Update at Downing Street on December 15, 2021 in London, England. Image copyright: Tolga Akmen - WPA Pool/Getty Images News via GETTY IMAGES

The Facts

  • Patrick Ruane, 55, has been sentenced to five years in prison for terrorism offenses after encouraging violence against England's Chief Medical Office, Prof. Sir Chris Whitty, amongst others during the COVID-19 pandemic on social media.

  • In relation to Prof. Whitty, Ruane had commented that riding a bike and "whacking" the back of a scull "would turn said target into a vegetable for the rest of its life," and had also stated that there was an "IRA play book" that "nearly took out Thatcher" when speaking of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.


The Spin

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK has seen an alarming rise of harmful conspiracy theories that most recently encouraged the horrific violence witnessed in Southport over the summer. To mitigate this dangerous trend, the UK Government must better regulate social media, raise public awareness through education, and provide greater support for marginalized individuals vulnerable to this type of content.

Whilst the establishment is quick to silence anyone who questions the official line concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still a host of questions over its origins, its purpose, and who should ultimately be held responsible for the continued deaths that persist thanks to the mass rollout of dangerous vaccines into society. Blind obedience to Government narrative continues to hold much of the public hostage to the damning truth.


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