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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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By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) – Twitter said on Wednesday it would tackle the spread of damaging conspiracy theories linking mobile phone technology with the coronavirus with a prompt to direct people searching for 5G to British government-verified information. The theory, …
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Interviews with David Icke on YouTube, which have since been removed, also peddled false claims that 5G is linked to coronavirus. Mr Icke also appeared on a London TV station, which was found to have breached the UK’s broadcasting standards. His Facebook page was later taken down, the company said, …
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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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It started, in earnest, with a lamppost. In April of 2018, a man from the north-eastern town of Gateshead took a ladder and scaled a streetlight before vandalising the very top. According to local newspapers, the man had become convinced that Gateshead Council had placed “5G antenna” across the …
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The first link John Gregory saw pushing a connection between 5G and the coronavirus pandemic was on a French conspiracy website called Les moutons enragés, which loosely translates as “The rabid sheep.” A January 20 post floated that the millimeter wave spectrum used by 5G technology and Covid-19, …
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As the COVID-19 crisis worsens, the world also faces a global misinformation pandemic. Conspiracy theories that behave like viruses themselves are spreading just as rapidly online as SARS-CoV-2 does offline. Here are the top 10 conspiracy theories making the rounds. Blaming 5G This conspiracy …
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Dozens of cellphone towers and equipment boxes have been set aflame in Britain, apparently by people who believe 5G technology is helping to spread the coronavirus. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We’re going to head now to the U.K., where some people are burning cellphone towers – dozens of them. They are …
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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 presenter made comments about baseless conspiracy theories which …
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Anti-5G campaigners and conspiracy theorists have gone into overdrive since the outbreak of the coronavirus began. In groups and forums across social media, they have been working overtime to try to draw parallels between the pandemic and the global rollout of 5G, leaving facts by the wayside. …
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