A captain at the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office who promoted anti-vaccination propaganda and dangerous COVID-19 “cures” on his Facebook page has died after a short battle with COVID-19.
Capt. Joe Manning died Wednesday at the age of 57, according to Sheriff Chuck Moseley. “Captain Manning was an integral part of our family and our hearts are broken.
Our love and prayers go forward to his family,” Moseley said. Manning, who is survived by his wife, Tammi, their three children and eight grandchildren, had a well-documented history of posting anti-vaccine messages on his Facebook page.
The Intercept’s Ken Klippenstein documented some of Manning’s anti-vax posts. On August 14th, Manning posted a meme that stated, “If we lose on vaccines we