Conspiracy news & views from all angles, up-to-the-minute and uncensored
The claim: 5G has been increasing and even causing the spread of coronavirus across the globe Conspiracy theories that the novel coronavirus is caused by new telecommunications technology have gained traction over the past few weeks, despite a consensus among experts that such claims are wrong. …
Read More
With conspiracy theories spreading in pandemic Britain with destructive consequences, we need readers to bolster responsible and thorough journalism with their support. “Hope a mast gets put up outside your house Alon – maybe then you’ll ‘understand’” We expected a backlash after publishing a piece …
Read More
TOPLINE Twitter has updated its coronavirus guidelines, stating it will remove unverified claims that cause “widespread panic” or encourage people to act on conspiracy theories, after phone masts across the U.K. were set alight following bogus claims about 5G. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Getty Images …
Read More
Claims about any link have been branded complete rubbish by scientists. *** This archive is incomplete. The original version from BBC News can be found here ***
Read More
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 5G phone masts have reportedly been damaged or destroyed in several European countries, including Ireland, Cyprus and Belgium. The problem has been particularly acute in the UK, where dozens of towers were targeted, and engineers abused on the job, according to …
Read More
An Ofcom survey suggests that unfounded conspiracy theories linking the coronavirus pandemic with the rollout of 5G technology has become the most common false information seen by Britons. The telecoms regulator, which is closely monitoring how people in the UK are getting news and other …
Read More
© 2020 CNBC LLC. All Rights Reserved. A Division of NBCUniversal Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis. Market Data Terms of Use and Disclaimers Data also provided by *** This archive is …
Read More
More than 40 masts have been attacked in the U.K. as a result of 5G conspiracy theoriesA new hospital in Birmingham, England is one of the latest victims of the growing — and false — belief that 5G is somehow causing or spreading the novel coronavirus. The attack on the mobile phone mast serving …
Read More
The second theory makes even less sense when we look at the facts. Coronavirus is a virus that is able to spread by passing from those infected with it to the rest of the population, from coughs, sneezes and close contact. The electromagnetic waves that help carry 5G are completely different to …
Read More
Conspiracy theories that link 5G mobile networks with the coronavirus pandemic are unfounded and are impacting on key health workers, a Vodafone executive said Tuesday. “It’s really the worst type of fake news,” Johan Wibergh, Vodafone’s chief technology officer, told CNBC’s “Street Signs Europe,” …
Read More