DEJAN LOVREN raised a storm of controversy by promoting conspiracy theories on social media. He shared David Icke's video to his Instagram story, a well-known conspiracy theorist whose user account Youtube deleted after he shared a dangerous video in which he claims that coronavirus is linked to the implementation of 5G technology.
The Liverpool defender even responded to Bill Gates, one of the world's greatest humanitarians who donated 50 billion dollars for health and other humanitarian purposes. On Instagram, Gates thanked all the healthcare workers in the world, and Lovren left a comment under his post:
"Game over, Bill. People are not blind."
Lovren widely condemned by the British
His actions caused a lot of comments and fierce criticism from the English media, the fiercest one from the Daily Mail.
"On Instagram, Lovren promoted interviews with people who make dangerous claims that coronavirus spreads through 5G network, and that vaccination against the virus will include human microchip implantation. With the videos, the Liverpool defender also posted comments, 'We will not be silenced' and 'We will not be censored,' thanking Icke and Buttar. Lovren obviously doesn't take what is happening at face value.", says the Daily Mail.
However, Lovren doesn't stand alone when it comes to spreading dangerous conspiracy theories, as some athletes did before him, but so far, he is the name from the sports world that mostly kicked up a storm. The Croatian center back only continued the dangerous trend among the athletes.
The boxer who broke the ice
British boxer Amir Khan was one of the first athletes to speak up, and his report also sparked outrage in the sports community.
"I don't think it's coming from China. That's a lie, really. People are saying that they were eating bats and snakes and the poison mixed. What b*****t is that? Do you believe that? I don't," said Khan and added:
"It's a man-made thing. It's been put there for a reason – while they test 5G. Don't you believe that? This could mean complete control over people. Why are they locking us in quarantine, if not because of that," pointed out the British boxer.
Former world No. 1 rambles about human microchipping
Former Russian tennis player, the famous Marat Safin, sent out a message about a month ago that coronavirus is an overture to the world leaders' plan who want to control people using microchips.
"I think they are preparing people for 'chipization'. Back in 2015, Bill Gates said we'll have a pandemic, that the next enemy is a virus, not a nuclear war. They did a simulation at the Davos forum of what it would be like. I don't think Bill Gates is a predictor, he just knew. I think with this virus the situation isn't like what we're being told, but people believe it all, the horror stories on TV. Some people believe civilization will end; I don't believe that. We'll just be going around with chips soon," said the former world no.1 tennis player in an Instagram interview for the Russian outlet Sports.RU, and then added:
"They've put the whole world at home, so everything works. I think there are guys even bigger than world leaders who are the real masters of money, the masters of the world, they can turn things around easily. Call it a shadow government, call it whatever you like. I think we don't even know they exist. The Rothschilds and the Rockefellers are well-known names, but someone else is behind them."
Djokovic against vaccination
Novak Djokovic also had a similar, although not as dangerous faux pas in regards to these matters. He publicly pointed out that he is against mandatory vaccination and, just like everyone else, caused a ton of comments.
"There is a difference, we are in a lockdown, but people who were previously infected were not in quarantine like we are now. We didn't have a pandemic and didn't enforce the strict lockdown. Things won't stay the same, and we are not sure when we are going back to our normal lives. The lockdown continues and maybe will last even more. We will make the most of this period to truly think about our approach to our careers, professional lives… which entails a lot of traveling for tennis players. I think it will be our main challenge, absolutely", said Djokovic in one of Instagram conversations with numerous other tennis players, and continued:
"All the panic that has been spreading during the last few months not to approach other people… It will be deeply imprinted in people's subconsciousness once they start traveling. When someone coughs at the airport, we will immediately ask ourselves if we are infected or if that someone else is infected. The sport will not be the same, things will change, but we still don't know in what way. Traveling will be the main obstacle for people."
"Personally, I'm opposed to vaccination, and I would not like somebody to force me to take a vaccine to be able to travel. But if it becomes a law, what will happen? I have my thoughts about the matter, I don't know if these thoughts are going to change at some point, but it directly affects my job," said Djokovic.