'The truckies are going to shut down the country,' an Australian truck driver said in a video while citing false claims that COVID-19 vaccines are 'poison.'
A group of truck drivers furious about public health restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic has vowed to protest by shutting down all major highways in Australia next week.
Plans to protest vaccine mandates and other restrictions by blocking highways in and out of every Australian state on Tuesday, August 31, were first detailed in a viral video featuring a man who identified himself as a truck driver on Monday,The man urged Australians to stock up on groceries and other supplies before the protest disrupts the supply chain. Several other truckers have since made their own videos pledging to take part in the effort to"shut down the country.
"It's on. The truckies are doing it," the truck driver says in the original video."The truckies are going to shut down the country. What that means is you need to go shopping now, get what you can for the next week or two, load your fridge, freezers." A group of Australian truck drivers are vowing to"shut down" the country over COVID-19 restrictions. This undated file photo shows a truck on an unidentified road at sunset."The truckies are coming and they are going to pull this country down," he added."We are all going to do it together and remove this s*** government."
The driver goes on to promote COVID-19 and anti-vaccination conspiracy theories in the video, mentioning Dr.
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