Conspiracy theorist James Bartolo’s warning: ‘It’s a trap’
Conspiracy theorist James Bartolo’s warning: ‘It’s a trap’
A prominent anti-coronavirus theorist has warned his supporters not to attend an anti-lockdown protest today, calling it a “trap”.
Prominent anti-coronavirus conspiracy theorist James Bartolo has warned his supporters not to attend an anti-lockdown protest today, calling it a “trap”.
Mr Bartolo, who was arrested yesterday morning over inciting an illegal protest, wrote he was “concerned about the safety of the brave men and women who plan to go” to the demonstration.
"The police are not forcing me to say anything," he wrote in a post on Facebook last night, adding his bail orders say he "cannot speak about anything related to coronavirus or protests".
"I will continue speaking about the wrong in the world, but I'm not going to break that bail order and risk being arrested and locked up," he said.
Police officers in Victoria. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
Prominent anti-coronavirus conspiracy theorist James Bartolo has warned his supporters not to attend an anti-lockdown protest today, calling it a "trap".Source:Supplied
In a separate post, the 27-year-old called attending a protest "the worst possible thing to do".
"It is a set up from the get go. It is all just terrible. Don't go to that one," he said.
"What is going to happen, Dan Andrews will blame the protest for the lockdown extension. Don't go to the protest."
Mr Bartolo, who runs a website called The Conscious Truth Network, is a major player in the anti-coronavirus conspiracy theorist movement, and has previously encouraged Melburnians in lockdown to breach checkpoints, arguing they are a violation of human rights.
He regularly shares videos claiming the pandemic is a hoax and questioning whether COVID-19 is actually infectious, as well as pushing 5G conspiracies.
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