Editorial: Just when it seemed the anti-vax movement was dead, it rises anew

May 10, 2020 5g, covid19

Archived 6 years ago from St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Editorial: Just when it seemed the anti-vax movement was dead, it rises anew

Subscribe for $3 for 3 months Logic suggests that the anti-vaccination movement would be a spent force after the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the nation and ended any doubt that preventive measures are essential to fend off this global contagion. Even the normally sensationalistic New York Post …

May 8, 2020 china, covid19

Archived 5 years ago from CBC.ca
Quebec police investigating possible link between cell tower fires and 5G coronavirus conspiracy theories

Quebec provincial police are investigating whether at least two cellphone tower fires north of Montreal could be linked to conspiracy theories that 5G wireless technology caused the coronavirus pandemic. Early Thursday morning, Quebec provincial police arrested a 28-year-old man and a 25-year-old …

May 7, 2020 covid19

Archived 6 years ago from The Guardian
5G conspiracy theories fuel attacks on telecoms workers

5G conspiracies have led to a spate of attacks on telecoms engineers since the start of the coronavirus crisis, with Openreach reporting almost 50 incidents of abuse in April. Engineers at the infrastructure company, which does not work directly on the 5G network, have been assaulted, spat on, and …

May 7, 2020 cdc, covid19

Archived 4 years ago from CNET
5G coronavirus conspiracy theory leads to 77 mobile towers burned …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Almost 80 mobile towers have reportedly been burned down in the UK due to false coronavirus conspiracy theories that blame the spread of COVID-19 on 5G. The arson attacks began in early …

May 7, 2020 big tech, bill gates, covid19, david icke

Archived 6 years ago from Wired.co.uk
The 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory just took a really dark turn

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 …

May 7, 2020 covid19

Archived 1 year ago from RCR Wireless News
5G, COVID conspiracy theory claims 77 UK phone masts

Mobile UK commented that the daily rate of 5G COVID conspiracy theory attacks appears to be slowing down Arson attacks on cell site and verbal abuse of tower workers resulting from a conspiracy theory that claims that 5G internet is behind the coronavirus outbreak is sparking outrage from …

May 7, 2020 covid19

Archived 1 year ago from VICE
A Broadband Engineer Was Spat on by a 5G Conspiracy Theorist. Then He Got Coronavirus.

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here.It was the second week of April, and Michael Demetroudi, an apprentice network engineer based in Wood Green in north London, was having a bad week. Videos by VICE He had already endured two attacks from conspiracy theorists who …

May 6, 2020 covid19

Archived 6 years ago from Business Insider
Explained: the coronavirus 5G conspiracy theory that has people setting fire to phone masts

A bizarre new conspiracy theory links new 5G technology, which will increase mobile connectivity speeds, with the coronavirus outbreak. Proponents of the theory have set phone masts on fire and harassed telecoms engineers laying fiber-optic cables in the UK. The baseless theory has been circulating …

May 1, 2020 covid19

Archived 6 years ago from The Guardian
Why the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory is false – video explainer

Conspiracy theories linking 5G technology to coronavirus have resulted in dozens of phone masts across the UK being vandalised in recent weeks. Theories about the dangers of 5G had already been circulating, despite regulators confirming that the radiation levels of the new technology are well …

April 30, 2020 big tech, covid19

Archived 1 year ago from ZDNet
5G mast arson, coronavirus conspiracy theories force social media to walk a fine censorship line

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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