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All of the organizers of today's Spread Coronavirus in Wisconsin Rally are strong anti-vaxxer proponents. Here are screen captures of their social media feeds.

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Names of anti-vaxxer organizers taken from this article https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/critics-of-gov-tony-evers-safer-at-home-order-plan-capitol-protest/article_c6dbbfdd-7f7a-5312-8d3b-34cba19425f1.html

Critics of Gov. Tony Evers' 'safer at home' order plan Capitol protest

As of Thursday, more than 1,400 signaled an intent to go.

https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/critics-of-gov-tony-evers-safer-at-home-order-plan-capitol-protest/article_c6dbbfdd-7f7a-5312-8d3b-34cba19425f1.html

Also worth noting, that anti-vaccination disinformation is something Putin has been pushing in US for some time: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anti-vax-movement-russian-trolls-fueled-anti-vaccination-debate-in-us-by-spreading-misinformation-twitter-study/

Russian trolls fueled anti-vaccination debate in U.S. by spreading misinformation on Twitter, study...

Study by George Washington University found trolls ramped up controversy by inflating different viewpoints

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anti-vax-movement-russian-trolls-fueled-anti-vaccination-debate-in-us-by-spreading-misinformation-twitter-study/

Also worth noting that Russian agent of disinformation Donald Trump has also been pushing anti-vaxxer propaganda for some time: https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/449525268529815552?lang=en

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/449525268529815552?lang=en

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