"I and my fellow councillors Carol Gahan and Sheila Little, are heartened that residents contacted the local press to share their concerns regarding the ‘White Rose’ group’s fly posting activity. Posters by the new anti-vaxx group of the same name have been spotted around the country, in January it was reported that the same posters were cropping up in Middleton in Manchester.īlacon ward councillor Trish Richards said: "Those responsible for spreading anti-vax and conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 pandemic can do great harm. White Rose was originally set up by two German students who were both executed by the Gestapo after being caught distributing anti-Nazi leaflets during the Second World War. "People are scared enough over the Covid situation without this nonsense being spread, I also worry that people may scan the QR code and join this group making it a larger problem in the area." "So today I returned to take a picture before ripping it down. They said: "I find it disgusting, I saw it walking my dog yesterday in the area but didn't have my phone to take a picture. Read more of the top stories from across Cheshire here.Ī resident who saw one of the leaflets on Wyndham Road and decided to tear it down, spoke to CheshireLive anonymously. Posters proclaiming Covid-19 to be a 'scam' have bee found around the area.Īlong with the Covid conspiracy theory, they have a QR code which links to the site of a group called 'White Rose' - an anti-vaxx group who have named themselves after an anti-fascist movement from the Second World War. Residents have been left 'disgusted' after Covid conspiracy posters have been cropping around Blacon.
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