Anti-vaxxer Anthony Mundine claims the coronavirus is FAKE and a ‘ploy’ to allow for the introduction of a ‘mass vaccine’ in bizarre Facebook post
Boxing legend and anti-vaxxer Anthony Mundine has claimed the coronavirus is fake and a ‘ploy’ to allow for the introduction of a ‘mass vaccine’.
The deadly outbreak has killed more than 200 people in China and there are almost 10,000 confirmed cases of the virus.
But the 44-year-old former rugby star said he didn’t think the virus was ‘real’ in a bizarre Facebook post on Saturday morning.
Boxing legend Anthony ‘The Man’ Mundine has claimed the coronavirus is fake
‘I don’t even think this Coronavirus is real,’ he wrote.
‘I think it’s a ploy to give a mass vaccine look into it.’
Mundine’s controversial comments divided his supporters, with many claiming ‘Choc’ should only comment on things he knows like boxing.
‘Anthony I am a strong supporter but you need to stick to what you have knowledge of,’ one person said.
‘Come on Choc. You’re smarter than that mate. It’s not as bad as made out but it’s real,’ said another.
Others suggested Mundine should visit Wuhan – the 11-million-strong epicentre of the outbreak – to see for himself.
‘If it’s not real. Can you take a weekend trip to Wuhan for us then?’ one wrote.
Other social media users could see some of Mundine’s logic.
‘I think that the spread was deliberate to create world wide hysteria, hence vaccine sales,’ one said.
‘There’s more to it than they’re telling us, it doesn’t smell right and those who believe everything we’re told are naive and gullible,’ said another.
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The former rugby star made the brazen comments in a bizarre Facebook rant on Saturday morning