Celebrity chef Pete Evans shares a video from conspiracy theorist David Icke after he was banned from YouTube for making wild claims about coronavirus
- Celebrity chef Pete Evans has shared a video featuring a conspiracy theorist
- David Icke was banned from YouTube after he made claims about coronavirus
- Evans posted on Facebook about a three-hour livestream featuring Icke
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Celebrity chef Pete Evans has shared a video featuring a British conspiracy theorist who was banned from YouTube for making unproven claims about coronavirus.
The video-sharing site deleted David Icke's official account after he violated its policies by sharing misleading information about the health crisis and claimed COVID-19 is linked to the 5G mobile network.
Icke then appeared on media platform London Real for a livestream titled 'The Broadcast They Don't Want You To See'.
In a post to Facebook, My Kitchen Rules judge Evans shared a screenshot of the livestream and asked his followers to share their opinions.
Celebrity chef Pete Evans has shared a video featuring a British conspiracy theorist who was banned from YouTube for making unproven claims about coronavirus
British conspiracy theorist David Icke was banned from YouTube after he violated its policies on sharing misleading information amid the COVID-19 crisis
'I have been reading mainstream news and I have been sharing their headlines over the years on this page,' Evans wrote on Tuesday.
'Here is an alternative view, I would be keen to hear your thoughts on this video as to whether there is any validity in this mans message, especially as there seems to be a lot of conflicting messages coming out of the mainstream these days.
'What is the truth? I personally loved the last 30 minutes talking about heart frequency and LOVE.'
In the final half-an-hour of the three-hour livestream, Icke describes love as the absence of fear and discusses opening up his heart.
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'Love is the absence of fear as evil is the absence of love,' he said.
'This gives you an extraordinary freedom where you just do as you know to be right and you just say what you know to be right.'
Icke pointed at his head and said: 'So this would have said in the last few weeks, ''David if you say what you know to be right... you're going to get banned by YouTube. You're going to get banned by Facebook and all the rest of them''.'
He then pointed at the heart and said: 'This says you say and you do what you know to be right and that's what I've done.'
In a post to Facebook, My Kitchen Rules judge Evans shared a screenshot of a livestream featuring Icke and asked his followers to share their opinions
London Real promoted the interview in a series of Facebook posts.
'David Icke believes that if you are accepting the mainstream narrative over every little detail relating to COVID-19 then there is a very real possibility that you are destroying your grandchildren's future right now,' one read.
Another post said: 'Do you agree with David Icke that the COVID-19 lockdown is actively destroying more than 2 billion lives? What do you think?'
Following the removal of Icke's account, YouTube told the BBC they have "clear policies prohibiting any content that disputes the existence and transmission of COVID-19 as described by the WHO and the NHS."
'Due to continued violation of these policies we have terminated David Icke's YouTube channel.'
Evans also wrote on social media about the different medical advice shared by health experts during the coronavirus pandemic.
The 68-year-old former footballer then appeared on media platform London Real for a livestream titled 'The Broadcast They Don't Want You To See'
He claimed mainstream media was focusing on a coronavirus vaccine rather than 'staying healthy'.
'Some days the ‘experts’ are saying it will be nearly impossible to create one this year that will be safe, and then other ‘experts’ say we will have one this year," he wrote.
'And once again I am not seeing anybody in the mainstream media talk about staying healthy in the mean time.'
Evans was recently fined $25,200 for promoting a lamp that he bizarrely claimed could help treat coronavirus.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration issued two infringement notices to Pete's company for alleged breaches of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.
The celebrity chef allegedly live streamed a video on Facebook on April 9 claiming a 'Biocharger' device could be used in relation to 'Wuhan Coronavirus'.
The TGA said the claims have no apparent foundation and are treating the allegations very seriously.
Any claim that references COVID-19 is banned under the legislation and the TGA has recently issued a warning to advertisers about the legality of it.
The fines were issued for the video and for advertising on Evans' website.
The advertisements on the website claimed the lamp was 'proven to restore strength, stamina, co-ordination and mental clarity' and 'sharpening your mental clarity'.
'What is the truth?' Evans questioned in a Facebook post about Icke's livestream
Evans called the claims 'unfounded' in a statement to Daily Mail Australia.
'The claims made by the TGA are totally unfounded and we will be strongly defending these claims. It is now in the hands of my lawyers,' he said.
Evans promoted his BioCharger NG Subtle Energy Platform on social media last month, describing it as a 'hybrid subtle energy revitalisation platform'.
Evans claimed he and his family use the 'non-invasive' lamp 'pretty much every day'.
'It works to optimize your health, wellness, and athletic performance by aligning and balancing the energy of every cell in your body,' he said.
Evans also said the lamp is programmed with thousands of recipes with 'a couple on there for Wuhan coronavirus that you may be interested in'.
There is no evidence it has any effect on the virus.
Evans was slammed by the Australian Medical Association for spruiking the machine.
Evans was recently fined $25,200 for promoting a lamp that he bizarrely claimed could help treat coronavirus
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