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Conspiracies related to the 5G technology
Despite being debunked by scientists, two conspiracy theories regarding the virus and the technology are still being widely circulated. Much like the outbreak itself, conspiracy theories linking COVID-19 to the rollout of 5G technology continue to spread globally. This, despite
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Staff at a US-based non-profit have received death threats linked to erroneous claims about its work on digital ID in a case propelled by the tide of misinformation over coronavirus and false accusations against Bill Gates. Dakota Gruener, CEO of
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Placeholder while article actions load This is the latest installment of a weekly feature on this blog — lessons from the nonprofit News Literacy Project, which aims to teach students how to distinguish between what’s real and fake in the
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Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford attend the ITV Gala at London Palladium on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Stuart C. Wilson | Getty Images Ofcom, the U.K.’s media regulator, is looking into a popular morning TV show after its
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As the coronavirus pandemic has gathered momentum, so too have explanations for how the outbreak started and what is causing its spread. Among these explanations is a theory that the recent rollout of 5G technology is to blame. Many countries
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Like the fruitless search for the coronavirus “patient zero,” we may never know where the conspiracy theory falsely linking 5G communications networks with the COVID-19 pandemic first arose. But a more important question is this: who took a fringe conspiracy
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Photo: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images In this week’s edition of We Regret to Inform You During a Pandemic, the world recently learned that rapper M.I.A. is an anti-vaxxer. The outspoken dance music icon tweeted on March 25, “If I have to
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Another, on the “Fuerte flights expert” Facebook Group, dedicated to finding the best flight and hotel deals in Fuerteventura, makes similarly erroneous claims, including that “the sun or any other form of heat superior at 24 degrees Celsius so getting
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