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Social media clips revive false claims by David Icke linking 5G and COVID-19
Claim:
5G at 60 GHz “stops the human body and blood absorbing oxygen”; this is what doctors are describing in COVID-19 cases
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Source: London Real, David Icke, 2020-04-06 -
IncorrectBaseless speculations underpin a retracted editorial claiming spontaneous generation of SARS-CoV-2 in skin cells exposed to 5G waves
Claim:
5G generates coronavirus in human skin cells
Source: Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents, GreenMedInfo, Infowars, Massimo Fioranelli, Alireza Sepehri, 2020-07-16 -
InaccurateBrussels halted 5G rollout in 2019 to study its radiation emissions, not because any negative health effects had been demonstrated
Claim:
“Brussels is halting their 5G plans due to the negative health effects”; “Evidence ... overwhelmingly suggest[s] that, yes, 5G does pose a major threat.”
Source: worldhealth.net, Anonymous, 2019-04-05 -
InaccurateThe spread of COVID-19 is not related in any way to the deployment of 5G
Claim:
“5G plays a part in this ‘plandemic’” ... The cases of COVID-19 are “directly related to electromagnetic radiation exposure by 5G”
Source: Gumshoe News, Dee McLachlan, 2020-05-04 -
IncorrectConspiracy theorists claim that 5G increases vulnerability to COVID-19 with baseless theory that it affects hemoglobin
Claim:
Coronavirus pandemic would likely not be nearly as bad if 5G exposure/radiation pollution wasn’t already compromising the structure and function of hemoglobin cells.
Source: Natural News, Mike Adams, 2020-04-06 -
IncorrectViral claim falsely asserts that COVID-19 is due to 5G technology rollout, not a virus
Claim:
The coronavirus outbreak is not actually caused by a virus, but by 5G technology
Source: YouTube, Dana Ashlie, 2020-02-22