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Coronavirus 5G Conspiracy Theory

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The Coronavirus 5G Conspiracy Theory refers to unsubstantiated claims that 5G networks cause the novel coronavirus COVID-19. There is no evidence to support the theory and the scientific community has dismissed it.

Origin

While the exact origins of the theory are unknown, posts regarding the theory began appearing in January 2020. On January 25th, 2020, the website RumorMillNews,[1] a conspiracy theory website, published the article "More Jim Stone: Wuhan is where 5G was rolled out. What if this pandemic is caused by weakened immune systems due to excessive 5g exposure?" In the post, the author "NaturalWisdom" wrote:

VERY INTERESTING: Wuhan is where 5G was rolled out

What if 5g wrecked immune systems and thereby boosted the virulency of the normal cold? One of the main points about 5G was that it would wreck immune systems and make people sick. Silicon vall(e)y does not want it and THE KICKER: People in Wuhan say 5G sucks and that 4G was better.

FIGURE THAT.

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On January 27th, Facebook[2] Stynes Robert posted a segment of the post in the "Stop 5G U.K." Facebook group. The post received more than 300 shares, 230 reactions and 130 comments in less than three months (shown below).


Stynes Robert STOP 5G U.K ... January 27 · VERY INTERESTING: Wuhan is where 5G was rolled out O 234 135 Comments 316 Shares What if 5g wrecked immune systems and thereby boosted the virulency of the normal cold? One of the main points about 5G was that it would wreck immune systems and make people sick. Silicon vally does not want it and THE KICKER: People in Wuhan say 5G sucks and that 4G was better. O Like A Share FIGURE THAT. I remember now that Wuhan was where the tech was going to be put in place first but forgot all about that with this "pandemic". What if all we are seeing in Wuhan is sickness from exposure to excessive 5G radiation, and weakened immune systems? i See Notice Things that make you go Hmmmmmm

On January 29th, 2020, the independent fact-checking organization Full Fact[3] published the article "The Wuhan coronavirus has nothing to do with 5G." They concluded:

Wuhan was one of the first places with 5G trials, as well as several other large Chinese cities, like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou but we don’t know if it was the first.

There is no evidence that 5G can harm humans, or their immune systems.

The new coronavirus observed in Wuhan is a virus in the same family of viruses as the common cold, but is a different illness.

The theory continued to spread throughout the next month, despite it being disproven. On March 10th, Facebook[4] user Ben Mackie posted about the theory and received more than 2,700 comments, 2,600 shares and 580 reactions in less than one month (shown below).


10:29 ll 4G Ben Mackie ... • March 10 · O AA Q A symptoms of 5g exposure Do you Know the Corona virus is not a f----- virus it's 5G that's actually killing people and not a "virus"... they are trying to get u scared of a fake ass virus when it the 5G towers being built around the world. China was the first to have over 100,000 5G towers, and people in Wuhan were the first to get affected by it. This 5G s--- was planned years ago to depopulate us and keep as at a low vibrational state. Bill gates is the one who created this along with the weird entities who control this world. He also is creating a vaccine for this so called corona virus that they are going to try to enforce on everyone. These Vaccines are actually chips that they are trying to implant in billions of people across the world. They can literally monitor all ya actions, movements, whereabouts, and thoughts through these lil micro chips. Not only that they can end ya life through them micro chips with the push of a button. They know in order to have millions of people take these vaccines they first need to create a fake virus. Smh it grinds my f----- gears that you humans are brainwashed enough to believe w-- the news and media puts out there. WAKE TF UP and start researching the truths behind these weird agendas they keep creating. Y'all really out there with masks and s--- on WHEN IT AINT NO DAMN VIRUSSSSSS. These Chinese doctors and people you see on TV that's so called affected by the virus ARE ALL ACTORS, this s--- is scripted out LITERALLY. It's 5G towers that's killing people and no mask in the world can prevent them levels of radiation from frying your brain. If we don't wake tf up NOW this s--- really Google symptoms of 5g exposure ALL NEWS IMAGES SHOPPING VIDEOS Despite that 5G is leading to increased exposures to higher energy forms of EMF radiation, there has been no change to the safety standards that govern the technology. • Nausea. • Hair loss; • Swelling; • Low energy; • Appetite loss; • Bone marrow damage; • Depression; kill us smh but of course y'all gonna think l'm crazy for saying this too right ??? Smh F----- Robots is what y'all are, legit programmed robots • Organs damage; More items... • 3 Mar 2020 @xofficial_benjix - insta O https://www.shieldyourbody.com.. What are the Health Risks of 5G? Your Questions Answered. OD 581 i See Notice 2.7K Comments 2.6K Shares Write a comment...

On March 15th, American singer Keri Hilson tweeted[9] about the conspiracy theory. Before being deleted, the tweet received more than 6,700 likes (shown below).


Keri Hilson @KeriHilson People have been trying to warn us about 5G for YEARS. Petitions, organizations, studies...what we're going thru is the affects of radiation. 5G launched in CHINA. Nov 1, 2019. People dropped dead. See attached & go to my IG stories for more. TURN OFF 5G by disabling LTE!!! the time of reporting. Who invented 5g? What we are seeing is a concerted effort by the Chinese - the operators, vendars, and government regulators - to deploy 5G as quickly as possible" Chris Nicoll, principal analyst at ACG China Research, said in a Nov 1, 2019 SDxCentral article. China. China has launched its 5G national With all of these players working together, the three network operators had collectively deployed nearly 86,000 5G base stations with plans to have over 130,000 by the end of 2019. The damage DNA and lead to cancer; cause network and started commercial operation on 1 November 2019. At launch, Chinese state media callard it the worir'e larnaet 5G natwnrk outbreak. In a 2019 Netflix documentary, Bill Gates warned against a global oxidative damage that can cause premature aging; disrupt cell metabolism; and potentially lead to other diseases through the generation of stress proteins. Dec 18, 2019 pandemic that could potentially originate in China. A few weeks after the Wuhan outbreak started making headlines across the world, a generic mention of a possible dotbreak had been spun into a myriad of online aialas claimina thatrates TG https://www.howtogeek.com > . How Worried Should You Be About the Health Risks of 5G? O 6,715 8:58 PM - Mar 15, 2020 O 5,493 people are talking about this

On March 18th, 2020, CNET[5] covered the conspiracy theory and stated:

Russia, which has sown misinformation and influenced the 2016 US presidential election, has included 5G as one of its target areas. Broadcaster RT America, which is funded by the Russian government, a year ago published a report called "5G Wireless: A Dangerous 'Experiment on Humanity'" that sought to create fear about the technology. The New York Times at the time said it was an effort by Russia to slow the US' 5G push.

In the article, Dr. Jonathan M. Samet, a professor at the Colorado School of Public Health, said, "This story about 5G has no credence scientifically and is certainly a potential distraction, as is other such misinformation, from controlling the COVID-19 epidemic."

Several media outlets covered the conspiracy theory, including USA Today,[6] Newsweek,[7] The Guardian[8] and more.

Search Interest

External References

[1] Rumor Mill News – Wuhan is where 5G was rolled out. What if this pandemic is caused by weakened immune systems due to excessive 5g exposure?

[2] Facebook – Stop 5G U.K.

[3] Full Fact – The Wuhan coronavirus has nothing to do with 5G

[4] Facebook – Ben Mackie's Post

[5] CNET – No, 5G didn't cause the coronavirus pandemic

[6] USA Today – Here's why 5G and coronavirus are not connected

[7] Newsweek – YOUTUBE VIDEO SUGGESTS 5G INTERNET CAUSES CORONAVIRUS AND PEOPLE ARE FALLING FOR IT

[8] The Guardian – UK media outlets told not to promote baseless 5G coronavirus theories

[9] Perma – Keri Hilson's tweet

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Holy shit, people really out here trying to decode the back of the router for something we have had the answer since day 1: Chinese government sucks and lied about it, ultimately causing the outbreak. That is literally all we need to know, the rest is either details or more lies.

Too bad this pandemic did nothing to stop neither conspiracy nutjobs or sensasionalist journalists and instead only made them double down for easy clout/clicks.

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