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By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest free-to-air broadcaster ITV came under fire on Tuesday after one of its leading presenters said no one knew whether a conspiracy theory that 5G masts help spread the novel coronavirus was true or not. FILE PHOTO: A company sign is …
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By Victoria Waldersee 6 Min Read (Repeats story without changes) * Some opponents vow to resist any potential vaccine * But scale of crisis erodes resistance of others * Amid online debate, experts expect weakening of movement * Committed opponents see no big change in views on vaccines LISBON, …
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By Victoria Waldersee 6 Min Read LISBON (Reuters) – An American mother-of-three is a long-time member of “anti-vaxxer” groups online: a small but vocal global community that believes vaccines are a dangerous con and refuse to immunize themselves or their children. FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators, …
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By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read The imagery on Britain’s new 20 pound bank note, launched by the Bank of England on February 20, has been the subject of various claims on social media suggesting a link between 5G masts and the coronavirus outbreak. Numerous posts claim the purple-coloured polymer notes …
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By Reuters Staff 5 Min Read Posts on social media claim that 3G was introduced in 2003, the same year as the SARS outbreak, 4G was introduced in 2009, the same year as the swine flu outbreak, and that 5G was introduced in 2020, the same year as the coronavirus outbreak. The claim implies the …
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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 several parts of the country were torched. …
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FILE PHOTO: Protests against Germany’s “Dieselgate” in front of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure where ministers and car executives hold a meeting to agree ways to cut inner-city pollution to try to stave off bans on diesel cars and restore the tarnished reputation …
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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 of the virus and include various conspiracy-type arguments about the coronavirus. …
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By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The United States ambassador to Cambodia said on Thursday that he is troubled by “fabricated conspiracy theories” at the treason trial of opposition party leader Kem Sokha, who is accused of plotting to overthrow longtime leader Hun Sen. Slideshow …
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By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: A car with the Volkswagen VW logo badge is seen on display at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s consumer watchdog UOKiK said on Wednesday it …
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