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The government is to hold talks with social media platforms after mobile phone masts in Birmingham, Merseyside and Belfast were set on fire amid a widely shared conspiracy theory linking 5G networks to the coronavirus pandemic. Broadband engineers have also ...

5G phone masts are being set alight in the UK, after online conspiracy theories have misleadingly linked the cell towers to the coronavirus pandemic. The BBC reports that at least three 5G towers were set alight within the last week, ...

As coronavirus spreads and Australians isolate themselves in their homes, interest in anti-5G conspiracy theories appears to have spiked. If you happen to have spent the past week inside and glued to your phone, you may have noticed there seem ...

A baseless, already-debunked rumor linking the novel coronavirus and 5G broadband technology is spreading across the UK and appears to have caused physical damage this week. A cellphone mast in Birmingham, England, is believed to have been set ablaze by ...

By Guy Faulconbridge, Kate Holton 3 Min Read LONDON (Reuters) – A conspiracy theory that links 5G mobile telecommunications masts to the spread of the novel coronavirus is dangerous fake news and completely false, Britain said on Saturday after masts ...

In the U.K., fires at multiple cellphone towers are raising concerns about the spread of conspiracy theories linking 5G networks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tim Graham/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tim Graham/Getty Images In the U.K., fires at multiple ...

CLAIM: Video shows people in China taking down 5G poles to “cure coronavirus.” AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The video was filmed on August 24 during protests in Hong Kong. Protesters are taking down a so-called smart lamppost, which people allege contain ...

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British broadcasters are being warned that they face sanctions from the media regulator if they give airtime to false health advice about coronavirus, after a Sussex radio station was given a severe warning for broadcasting baseless conspiracy theories that the ...

FOSTER CITY, Calif. — The coronavirus pandemic and its ongoing consequences have given us all plenty to think about and worry about. But there’s one thing you can permanently take off your concern list: 5G has no causal connection to ...

FOSTER CITY, Calif. — The coronavirus pandemic and its ongoing consequences have given us all plenty to think about and worry about. But there’s one thing you can permanently take off your concern list: 5G has no causal connection to ...

By Reuters Staff 5 Min Read Facebook users have been sharing posts claiming 5G, not the coronavirus, is making people sick ( here ). The posts go on to include a list of various further claims that deny the reality ...

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As the coronavirus swept across the globe, so did rumors about what caused it and how it’s spread. One that’s persisted online is ...

Romania's highest scientific body has been criticised for referencing 5G conspiracy theories. The Romanian Academy published a press release calling for a scientific analysis of any health risks from the new technology. "We warn that the implementation of 5G technology ...

The telecommunications industry and their experts have accused many scientists who have researched the effects of cell phone radiation of “fear mongering” over the advent of wireless technology’s 5G. Since much of our research is publicly-funded, we believe it is ...

Mobile telecommunications technology has developed through several generations and there are now many 2G, 3G and 4G base stations installed throughout the environment providing services to users of mobile phones and other devices. Public exposure Over the decades, since the ...

In 2000, the Broward County Public Schools in Florida received an alarming report. Like many affluent school districts at the time, Broward was considering laptops and wireless networks for its classrooms and 250,000 students. Were there any health risks to ...

Seven years after the arrival of 4G, EE has finally switched on the UK’s first 5G networks in six UK cities – and more are coming. The upgrade promises much faster data connections but conspiratorially-minded online activists are convinced that ...

The cellphones known as 5G, or fifth generation, represent the vanguard of a wireless era rich in interconnected cars, factories and cities. Whichever nation dominates the new technology will gain a competitive edge for much of this century, according to ...