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It’s one of the major conspiracy theories to flourish during the global pandemic — that coronavirus is a biological weapon. Key points: The Responsible Technology report says conspiracy theories have been spread widely on social media Report author Timothy Graham says they believe bot-like accounts …
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Posted May 31, 2020 07:35:53 Photo: Demonstrators at a rally against mandatory vaccinations in Sydney. (ABC News: Stephen Hutcheon and Scott Mitchell) As humanity waits impatiently for a coronavirus vaccine, a determined minority is exploiting the crisis to push the health debate down a path of …
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The question was posed bluntly to the nearly 100,000 members of a Facebook group devoted to ending Pennsylvania’s stay-at-home orders, with a user writing, “if there was a vaccine for coronavirus would you be likely to take it.” “Absolutely not.” The resoundingly negative answers streamed forth, …
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If you’ve gone on the internet in the past week, you’ve probably heard about “Plandemic.” It’s a viral video full of misinformation about the coronavirus, featuring a discredited scientist who accuses people — like Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health and philanthropist and …
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Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images Mobile phone masts in the UK are still being attacked by arsonists on a daily basis because of a conspiracy theory linking 5G to the spread of coronavirus. New data seen by WIRED reveals that dozens of attacks have taken place in the last fortnight, with conspiracy …
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YouTube has deleted the account of David Icke, a conspiracy theorist who has touted the myth that the COVID-19 pandemic is linked to 5G.Icke’s account was removed after YouTube decided he broke its rules on sharing information about COVID-19, a disease which has infected more than 3.4 million …
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The COVID-19 outbreak has forced many of us to stay at home, work remotely, and more now than ever, rely on our broadband and mobile networks to maintain contact with the outside world. From a business perspective, 2020 was due to be the golden year for the launch of 5G mobile devices, following …
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Hanna Linderstål wanted to see how deep the rabbit hole of anti-5G theories would go. The Stockholm-based researcher had been studying online groups opposed to the new technology for years. Then she watched as the movement reached a tipping point earlier this year amid the coronavirus outbreak …
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You might try to ignore it at first: Your aunt’s YouTube videos about how coronavirus is a bioweapon. The former workmate forwarding 5G conspiracy theories on WhatsApp. The pandemic has quickly changed everything — we’re confined to our homes, glued to our screens — and among some families and …
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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 …
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