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Cell-Tower Attacks by Idiots who Claim 5G Spreads COVID-19 Reportedly Hit US

posted by martyb on Wednesday May 20 2020, @08:36AM   Printer-friendly
from the the-stupidity-it-hurts-it-burns! dept.

DannyB writes:

Cell-tower attacks by idiots who claim 5G spreads COVID-19 reportedly hit US:

US warns carriers to boost security, citing reports of attacks in several states.

The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly issuing alerts to wireless telecom providers and law enforcement agencies about potential attacks on cell towers and telecommunications workers by 5G/coronavirus conspiracy theorists. The DHS warned that there have already been "arson and physical attacks against cell towers in several US states."

The preposterous claim that 5G can spread the coronavirus, either by suppressing the immune system or by directly transmitting the virus over radio waves, led to dozens of tower burnings in the UK and mainland Europe. Now, the DHS "is preparing to advise the US telecom industry on steps it can take to prevent attacks on 5G cell towers following a rash of incidents in Western Europe fueled by the false claim that the technology spreads the pathogen causing COVID-19," The Washington Post reported last week.

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FACT: 5G mobile networks DO NOT spread COVID-19!
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  • (Score: 2) by inertnet on Wednesday May 20 2020, @10:42AM (2 children)

    by inertnet (4071) on Wednesday May 20 2020, @10:42AM (#996825) Journal

    A correlation of Covid19 fatalities with the BCG vaccine is infinitely more plausible than 5G.

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by MostCynical on Wednesday May 20 2020, @10:58AM (1 child)

    by MostCynical (2589) on Wednesday May 20 2020, @10:58AM (#996827) Journal

    but the apparent link is the other way [irishtimes.com]

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    • (Score: 2) by inertnet on Wednesday May 20 2020, @11:58AM

      by inertnet (4071) on Wednesday May 20 2020, @11:58AM (#996835) Journal

      Yes, of course I meant 'inverse correlation'. Blame it on English not being my native language.