5G Conspiracy Theorists Are Using Fears About The Coronavirus To Make Money

April 7, 2020 china, deep state

Archived 5 years ago from BuzzFeed News
5G Conspiracy Theorists Are Using Fears About The Coronavirus To Make Money

Editors’ note: This story has been updated to more clearly attribute phrasing from work previously published in The Guardian. A network of British conspiracy theorists are promoting — and profiting from — a hoax that 5G cellular technology is spreading COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel …

YouTube, social media platforms try to limit spread of false 5G coronavirus conspiracy claims after cellphone masts attacked

April 6, 2020 big tech, china, covid19

Archived 1 year ago from WLS-TV
YouTube, social media platforms try to limit spread of false 5G coronavirus conspiracy claims after cellphone masts attacked

YouTube and other social media platforms are taking steps to limit the spread of conspiracy theories falsely connecting 5G networks and the coronavirus pandemic after a string of attacks on cell phone towers.Mobile operators said Monday that there have been at least five instances of vandals …

April 6, 2020 alex jones, antivax, big tech, bill gates, chemtrails, china, covid19, david icke, deep state, illuminati, qanon, rfk jr, russia

Archived 6 years ago from Wired.co.uk
How the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory tore through the internet

Getty Images / WIRED It started with one doctor. On January 22, Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws published an interview with Kris Van Kerckhoven, a general practitioner from Putte, near Antwerp. “5G is life-threatening, and no one knows it”, read the headline. One scientifically-baseless claim …

April 6, 2020 china

Archived 5 years ago from USA TODAY
Coronavirus 5G conspiracy theory spreads as cellphone towers attacked

The unfounded claims about 5G spreading across social media appear to be contributing to real-world attacks on cellphone towers in the United Kingdom. Four of Vodaphone’s towers were attacked in this past weekend, according to the multinational telecommunications company. This comes after several …

April 6, 2020 big tech, china

Archived 2 years ago from CNN
YouTube tries to limit spread of false 5G coronavirus claims after cellphone towers attacked

London CNN Business — YouTube and other social media platforms are taking steps to limit the spread of conspiracy theories falsely connecting 5G networks and the coronavirus pandemic after a string of attacks on cellphone towers. Mobile operators said Monday that there have been at least five …

April 6, 2020 china, covid19

Archived 2 years ago from The New Statesman
How celebrities became the biggest peddlers of 5G coronavirus conspiracy theories – New Statesman

WESTWOOD, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 10: Woody Harrelson attends the Premiere Of Sony Pictures’ “Zombieland Double Tap” at Regency Village Theatre on October 10, 2019 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is not because of 5G. There is no …

April 5, 2020 bill gates, china

Archived 2 years ago from The Bolton News
5G and coronavirus: Independent fact-checking body debunks ‘absurd’ conspiracy theories

With numerous countries around the world now on lockdown, the worldwide impact has been huge and it has naturally inspired many conspiracy theorists to try and explain how the virus has left the world in such a mess. Several outlandish tales have already emerged in response, from claims that …

April 3, 2020 alex jones, bill gates, chemtrails, china, covid19, david icke, deep state, depopulation, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from BuzzFeed News
A Conspiracy Theory That 5G Is Causing The Coronavirus Is Spreading Alongside The Pandemic

YouTube A screenshot from the second most-shared anti-5G video on YouTube. The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Outbreak Today. New Agers, …

April 3, 2020 china, covid19

Archived 4 years ago from Associated Press
Video does not show 5G pole being torn down in China

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 cameras and sensors. THE FACTS: A video …

COVID crisis captivates conspiracy theorists

COVID-19

March 30, 2020 china

Archived 4 years ago from Alliance for Science
COVID crisis captivates conspiracy theorists

In the face of a global catastrophe like COVID-19, it’s only natural that frightened, anxious people try to ascribe blame in their quest to understand why. The problems arise when they demonize the wrong villain — especially for ideological or political motives. Most recently, some have begun …

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