The disturbing truth about the strange November 8 ‘stay at home’ note hand-delivered to Sydney homes last week
The women who inspired a disturbing message that spread a false conspiracy theory that caused panic across Sydney have been identified.
The alarming note, which was distributed to letterboxes across Western Sydney last week, warned residents to avoid the city.
‘Warning, 8 Nov 24. Stay out of Sydney CBD. Stay safe, stay home,” it read.
Many residents who received the note raised their concerns in community groups, with some taking it seriously and sharing it on social media.
‘I received this in my mailbox. Does anyone else have? Does anyone know what it’s about,’ asked a terrified mother.
“I don’t know where it came from, but I’m staying home with my kids anyway and thought I’d share it with my fellow moms because whatever this is, we need our babies to be protected.”
In response to the panic, NSW Police were forced to reassure the public not to take the threats seriously.
“There is no credible information to support these claims, and the information has been assessed as unsubstantiated and unsubstantiated,” they said.
Daily Mail Australia can now reveal that the notes were inspired by conspiracy theorists Annette Calarco and Doris Duriye Osman, who warned their followers to prepare for a major catastrophe on Friday, November 8.
Dozens of families across Sydney received a disturbing note last week inspired by a conspiracy. NSW Police were forced to reassure the public not to take the threats seriously.
They claimed the disaster “could involve nuclear explosives” and “could cause a tsunami along the east coast of New Zealand,” Osman wrote in their Telegram channel.
Their followers discussed stocking up on freshwater and other essentials, and fleeing to the Blue Mountains – and Osman urged them to keep their children out of school that day.
When Friday came and went without any tsunami, Calarco changed her position, claiming that the disaster had been averted thanks to the awareness she had created.
However, she faced backlash for inciting panic.
Daily Mail Australia can now reveal that the notes were inspired by conspiracy theorists Annette Calarco and Doris Duriye Osman, who warned their followers to prepare for a major catastrophe on Friday, November 8.
“Now we are being crucified by people who came from nowhere, who looked at nothing and jumped on the hating bandwagon,” she said on Instagram.
“We don’t apologize, guys, we don’t. I know absolutely that you are completely uninformed; you want to shoot the messenger.”
Calarco has a large following on social media for her efforts to rehome stray cats.
Meanwhile, Osman is a naturopath who sells products including seeds and water filtration systems through her Instagram store.
In 2021, she worked for the anti-vaxxer group Reignite Democracy Australia.
