Posted: May 06, 2021 2:44 PM CT | Last Updated: May 6
Former Saskatoon police officer Nathan Lynchuk appeared in a recent Facebook video questioning the seriousness of COVID-19 and explaining his attendance at a recent maskless 'children's freedom rally.'(Facebook)
A former Saskatoon police officer has joined the ranks of "crackpots" who spread COVID-19 misinformation online, says a professor who specializes in social media.
University of Regina professor of educational technology and media Alec Couros says these conspiracy theorists will do their best to "leverage" the statements made in an eight-minute Facebook video by former officer Nathan Lynchuk.
"They reject most science. They reject most experts. But when they find a dissenter, they latch onto them because it fits their particular narrative," Couros said.