Conspiracy theorist ex-footballer Matt Le Tissier makes bizarre claim that this year's 'horrific' British weather hints 'the government planned lockdown for when we had sunshine' in 2020
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Former Southampton footballer Matt Le Tissier has bizarrely hinted that the government planned the 2020 lockdown to stop people going outside and enjoying the sunshine, as he bemoaned the current 'horrific' weather across the UK.
Le Tissier, 55, posted the controversial claim to his 650,000 followers on X on Tuesday morning.
He wrote: 'This year's weather so far has been horrific, wasn’t it lucky for the government that 4 years ago when they locked us down we had wall to wall sunshine for weeks on end. It’s almost like they planned it that way.'
His conspiracy theory immediately drew criticism on social media, before Le Tissier added in a separate post: 'The bots and trolls aren’t very good at reading are they?'
He continued: 'Do they understand what lucky and almost actually mean?'
Matt Le Tissier has bizarrely hinted that the government planned the 2020 lockdown for when the sun was shining
Boris Johnson (right) was Prime Minister back in 2020, while Rishi Sunak (left) is now in charge
Le Tissier then shared a post from a fellow X user that stated 'human weather modification is a fact' and called for people to 'keep an open mind' following the 'last 4 years of lies', as he added: 'This is my stance' with a finger pointing at the post.
The ex-Premier League forward - who also won eight caps for England - has been outspoken when it comes to conspiracy theories in recent years, particularly those concerning Covid-19.
Le Tissier was sacked from his punditry job on Sky Sports in August 2020, and later blamed his dismissal on his views on Covid-19 and refusing to wear a BLM badge.
He shared anti-vaccine conspiracy theories on social media in 2021, and has since suggested their may be a link between the vaccine and footballers collapsing on the pitch.
Speaking on the matter on the Common Sense with Joey Barton podcast in February, Le Tissier accused authority figures of 'hiding all sorts of information' about the potential links.
Le Tissier believes authority figures are hiding information about the Covid vaccine
Le Tissier also blasted David Beckham (right) for having his photo taken with Bill Gates (left)
Le Tissier previously implied Gates could be linked to the death of Tanzania president John Magafuli in 2021
That was not the first time that Le Tissier blamed corruption for global issues, as he has also slammed high-profile individuals and the media in recent years.
Le Tissier blasted David Beckham for having his photo taken with Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates during a conversation with former footballer David Cotterill on a podcast last year.
Le Tissier has regularly criticised Gates, questioning his involvement in the Covid vaccine.
Back in 2021, he appeared to imply that Gates could be linked to the death of Tanzania president John Magafuli.
Magafuli died in March 2021 of reported heart complications just days after the country's Prime Minister had declared he was 'healthy and working hard'.
Le Tissier re-tweeted a post suggesting the media have 'lied' about certain events such as Russia's massacre of Bucha in 2022
Le Tissier subsequently posted a screenshot of an article by The Guardian that had criticised Magafuli's anti-vaxxer stance shortly before his death, and pointed out the piece was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Le Tissier has also previously suggested that the media blew Russia's massacre of Bucha out of proportion in 2022, and questioned the legitimacy of the 9/11 disaster on social media last year.
His conspiracy theory on 9/11 was criticised by his former Soccer Saturday colleague Jeff Stelling, who accused him of talking 'absolute b*******'.
