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Has anyone had a leaflet through their door for a ‘conspiracy’ type website?

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SunshineOutdoors · 12/11/2020 20:35

One came today. I checked out the website and it’s full of claims that it’s all just a hoax and a way for the government to control. I’m in Yorkshire, am just intrigued to know if this is happening elsewhere..... It seemed a bit scary to me that this is pushing people to believe that masks and lockdown etc is futile and should not be obeyed. I have not been in contact with anyone with this view before and wonder how widespread it actually is?

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NeurotrashWarrior · 12/11/2020 20:41

Wow. That's worrying. Can it be reported somewhere?

NeurotrashWarrior · 12/11/2020 20:41

Contact the local council or non emergency police?

NeurotrashWarrior · 12/11/2020 20:42

Though I doubt it's illegal so police can't do much.

pannikin · 12/11/2020 20:42

do you mind saying roughly whereabouts in Yorkshire? I got a similar leaflet a few years back, it had some really awfully racist undertones to it.

SunshineOutdoors · 12/11/2020 20:56

I’m in York. And it did give me the same feeling as getting a BNP or UKIP leaflet through the door. Good idea to report to the council. I agree it’s probably not illegal but it just worries me that this message is being distributed.

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SunshineOutdoors · 12/11/2020 21:01

I don’t really want to publicise the website for them, but here’s the majority of one side of the leaflet. Quite cleverly written, as most people would answer yes to a lot of these questions regardless of their stance

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SunshineOutdoors · 12/11/2020 21:02

It didn’t seem to load the photo, but will probably post it twice now!

Has anyone had a leaflet through their door for a ‘conspiracy’ type website?
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NeurotrashWarrior · 12/11/2020 21:13

That is v manipulative.

Storyofcats · 12/11/2020 21:34

We had one during the first lockdown, some stuff copied from David Icke website. Interestingly also in Yorkshire.

KittCat · 12/11/2020 21:39

Anti lockdown party? I read that Frommage/Vice/Oakshitt forming one 🤔

GreatBigBeautifulTommorow · 12/11/2020 22:08

We had a couple, one about fake covid other about immigrants!
I reported to the police, they collected leaflets and were going to take it forward, inciting unrest and hate speech.

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