Fake flyers at Bates showed 'blatant disregard' for efforts to inform community of COVID-19 dangers

[jpak]

https://www.pressherald.com/2020/03/11/fake-flyers-at-bates-showed-blatant-disregard-for-efforts-to-inform-community-of-covid-19-dangers/

LEWISTON – A number of anonymous flyers were circulated early Wednesday at Bates College that claimed the college had decided to join a purported effort to beat the coronavirus through “forced mass contamination.”

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The fraudulent letter, titled an “Urgent Update” on the college’s COVID-19 response plan, said students would all have to report to the dining hall on Sunday between noon and 6 p.m. to be injected with an active coronavirus.

“Participation in this effort is compulsory, regardless of religious or philosophical beliefs (in accordance with LD 798, as upheld in the March 3rd referendum,” the flyer continued. “Any student, faculty or staff member who refuses the anti-vaccination will be separated from the College for the safety of our community.”

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This is not the first time Bates has been subjected to fake flyers aimed at confusing students. There have been at least a couple of election-related flyers posting misleading information clearly aimed at keeping students from voting in recent years.

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This is Maine

[marble falls]

1. Roger Stone operation. Somebody needs to check his ankle monitor.

[jpak]

2. This asshole or these assholes have done this before

I'm surprise he/it/them have not been caught.

Sez a lot about Lewiston right-wingers

[marble falls]

3. They'll get bored with getting away with this stuff anonymously, they'll slip up.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Bates is home to "libs", and someone is wanting to jerk their chains.

Not very effective, since it's obvious nonsense.