3/17/2023 0 Comments Song i got bills to pay![]() ![]() “I’m honored to receive President Trump’s endorsement,” said Eric Greitens, first to tweet his thanks. The trouble is there are two Erics running in that race and both think they’ve secured Trump’s support. “I am… proud to announce that ERIC has my Complete and Total Endorsement!” wrote Trump, who I can only imagine shouted the name ERIC very loudly. The former president took to his social media platform Truth Social this week to endorse “Eric” for the Missouri Republican primary. But this time his influence may have helped (or hindered) two candidates – and they’re both called Eric. One example, provided to the Spinoff, is pictured below with a still from a video posted online issuing warnings from a group of “Manawatu county sheriffs” who predicate their status on a nonsensical interpretation of “common law” and, based on some of the material they have sent to schools around the country, believe the year is 2020.ĭonald Trump is used to wielding power when it comes to endorsements for particular senate campaigns. The false claims have spread in misinformation circles online and cross-pollinated with demands from conspiracy-infused, self-appointed “sheriffs”, who have emailed hundreds of schools across New Zealand, signed in ink and red thumbprint, and threatening to arrest principals. It’s important that parents and caregivers make an informed choice for their child.” Immunisation is not compulsory in New Zealand. “Such misinformation is extremely disappointing. There have been no recent changes to Covid-19 Health Orders and the government has no new powers to lock schools down or detain children,” a Ministry of Health spokesperson told AAP. ![]() Some of the posts say, again without any evidence, that children could be forcibly vaccinated, and fundamentally misrepresent the existing laws. “Dozens of similarly worded Facebook posts” viewed by the AAP claim, without evidence, that plans are afoot to implement school lockdowns and keep children from their parents. Suggestions that the government intends to lock down New Zealand schools with children inside are baseless, the Australian Associated Press fact-checking service has found. ![]()
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