Celebrity chef Pete Evans has trolled Ben Fordham by sharing the radio star’s Facebook poll about COVID-19 vaccinations and telling his followers to vote ‘no’.
Ben labelled Pete a ‘dangerous moron’ last month after the former My Kitchen Rules judge was fined fined $25,200 for promoting a lamp he claimed could help treat coronavirus.
And on Wednesday, Pete jumped at the chance to take a dig at Ben online.
Earlier in the week, 2GB presenter Ben encouraged his Facebook followers to take part in a quiz on whether they believe a coronavirus vaccine should be compulsory.
Celebrity chef Pete Evans (left) has trolled Ben Fordham (right) for supporting compulsory COVID-19 vaccinations – after the 2GB star called him a ‘dangerous moron’
Ben, who has previously made his pro-vaccination stance clear, surprisingly received an overwhelmingly negative response from voters.
Using the poll’s outcome as a way to troll Ben, Pete uploaded a screen-grab of the results to his Instagram page, showing that 72% voted ‘yes’ and only 22% voted ‘no’.
‘Thanks Ben for asking the question that many are not willing to ask. Loving the results,’ Pete declared in the caption, adding: ‘I voted NO. To vote click on the link below.’
‘Thanks Ben for asking the question that many are not willing to ask’: Pete trolled Ben, who has previously made his pro-vaccination stance clear, after the 2GB host’s online quiz received an overwhelmingly negative response to mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations
It comes after Pete urged his fans to question mandatory vaccinations in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Monday, he urged his Instagram followers to sign a petition demanding the government backtrack on legislation which orders visitors, staff and contractors receive the flu jab before visiting nursing homes.
Some of Australia’s largest COVID-19 outbreaks have occurred in aged care facilities, including Newmarch House in western Sydney, where 89 residents were infected and 18 died.
Petition: On Monday, Pete urged his Instagram followers to sign a petition demanding the government backtrack on legislation which orders visitors, staff and contractors receive the flu jab before visiting nursing homes from May 1
Denial: Despite the strongly worded post, Pete insisted he was not an ‘anti-vaxxer’, and has previously argued he is simply ‘pro-choice’
Despite the strongly worded post, Pete insisted he was not an ‘anti-vaxxer’, and has previously argued he is simply ‘pro-choice’.
Vaccinations are vital to reducing the spread of preventable diseases, and any suggestion otherwise flies in the face of science and the advice of medical experts around the globe.
Blasted: Last month, Ben sensationally branded Pete a ‘fruitcake’ who ‘needs to get his head checked’
But the petition Evans is promoting claims the flu vaccine has not been vetted ‘for the potential to cause cancer, genetic mutations, and fertility impairment’.
It also alleges the elderly, and anybody who wishes to see or work with them, are being ‘coerced to take part in a medical experiment’.
Pete was recently released from his contract at Channel 7 following a spate of controversial and often dangerous statements – mostly relating to coronavirus conspiracy theories.
Fined: It comes after Pete was fined $25,200 for promoting a lamp that he bizarrely claimed could help treat coronavirus
Last month, Ben sensationally branded Pete a ‘fruitcake’ who ‘needs to get his head checked’.
‘He is all shades of bizarre, Pete Evans. He’s a fruitcake. Some might say he’s a dangerous moron,’ Ben raged.
It came after Pete was fined $25,200 by the Therapeutic Goods Administration 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 were treating the allegations very seriously.
Any claim the references COVID-19 is banned under the legislation and the TGA has recently issued a warning to advertisers about the legality of it.
Pete 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.
Claims: Pete allegedly live streamed a video on Facebook on April 9 claiming a ‘Biocharger’ device could be used in relation to ‘Wuhan Coronavirus’