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Coronavirus: 'Murder Threats' to Telecoms Engineers Over 5G

posted by Fnord666 on Friday April 24 2020, @02:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the Betteridge-says-nope dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Coronavirus: Scientists brand 5G claims 'complete rubbish':

Conspiracy theories claiming 5G technology helps transmit coronavirus have been condemned by the scientific community.

Videos have been shared on social media showing mobile phone masts on fire in Birmingham and Merseyside - along with the claims.

The UK's mobile networks have reported 20 cases of masts being targeted in suspected arson attacks over the Easter weekend, including damage to a mast providing mobile connectivity to Birmingham's Nightingale Hospital.

The posts have been shared on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram - including by verified accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers.

TV regulator Ofcom is assessing comments made by presenter Eamonn Holmes in which he cast doubts on media outlets for their attempts to debunk the claims.

But scientists say the idea of a connection between Covid-19 and 5G is "complete rubbish" and biologically impossible.

The conspiracy theories have been branded "the worst kind of fake news" by NHS England Medical Director Stephen Powis.

[...] Many of those sharing the post are pushing a conspiracy theory falsely claiming that 5G - which is used in mobile phone networks and relies on signals carried by radio waves - is somehow responsible for coronavirus.

Tough sledding for the engineers, but concerns about 5G have been raised prior to the coronavirus.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by leon_the_cat on Friday April 24 2020, @03:37PM (7 children)

    by leon_the_cat (10052) on Friday April 24 2020, @03:37PM (#986507) Journal

    and this reply is how it happens. Any questions about 5G after this and you'll be branded with "5G conspiracists" it will not matter that you don't link it to coronavirus because you will so obviously be insane for even submitting non-conformant data.

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by PiMuNu on Friday April 24 2020, @04:15PM

    by PiMuNu (3823) on Friday April 24 2020, @04:15PM (#986527)

    Not one of us? You must be one of them!

  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday April 24 2020, @04:18PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday April 24 2020, @04:18PM (#986529) Journal

    Only the stupid ones.

    Science based questions about things like spectrum intererence [aip.org] can still be asked. (Although they will be ignored by Trumps anti-science administration)

  • (Score: 2) by epitaxial on Friday April 24 2020, @06:43PM (2 children)

    by epitaxial (3165) on Friday April 24 2020, @06:43PM (#986635)

    What questions do you have about 5G? Like will it make your ceiling fan wobble and cause nervous behavior in goldfish?

    • (Score: 5, Funny) by Pslytely Psycho on Friday April 24 2020, @08:13PM

      by Pslytely Psycho (1218) on Friday April 24 2020, @08:13PM (#986668)

      5G makes my cat run around like crazy at three in the morning. It must be very powerful as I don't have any 5G towers anywhere near me!!!

      --
      Alex Jones lawyer inspires new TV series: CSI Moron Division.

    • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Joe Desertrat on Friday April 24 2020, @09:56PM

      by Joe Desertrat (2454) on Friday April 24 2020, @09:56PM (#986705)

      What questions do you have about 5G?

      Will they be shutting down 2G, 3G and 4G networks to force us to use 5G, thus also forcing us to scrap our current working hardware to purchase new?

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday April 25 2020, @02:35PM (1 child)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday April 25 2020, @02:35PM (#986945) Journal
    Just remember to inject that disinfect so you don't catch covid from your computer!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 25 2020, @06:15PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 25 2020, @06:15PM (#987041)

      In your hard drive?