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Articles tagged with: Mobile phones
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Baseless speculations underpin a retracted editorial claiming spontaneous generation of SARS-CoV-2 in skin cells exposed to 5G waves
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5G generates coronavirus in human skin cells
SOURCE: Massimo Fioranelli, Alireza Sepehri, Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents, GreenMedInfo, InfoWars
Published: 29 Jul 2020
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Brussels halted 5G rollout in 2019 to study its radiation emissions, not because any negative health effects had been demonstrated
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“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: Anonymous, worldhealth.net
Published: 11 Jun 2020
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The spread of COVID-19 is not related in any way to the deployment of 5G
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“5G plays a part in this ‘plandemic’” ... The cases of COVID-19 are “directly related to electromagnetic radiation exposure by 5G”
SOURCE: Dee McLachlan, Gumshoe News
Published: 29 May 2020
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Conspiracy theorists claim that 5G increases vulnerability to COVID-19 with baseless theory that it affects hemoglobin
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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: Mike Adams, Natural News
Published: 11 Apr 2020
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Viral claim falsely asserts that COVID-19 is due to 5G technology rollout, not a virus
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The coronavirus outbreak is not actually caused by a virus, but by 5G technology
SOURCE: Dana Ashlie, YouTube
Published: 12 Mar 2020
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Bone spurs occasionally form at the base of human skulls, but their growth has not been linked to the use of handheld devices
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‘Horns’ are growing on young people’s skulls. Phone use is to blame, research suggests.
SOURCE: Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Washington Post
Published: 19 Nov 2019
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Do radio waves from mobile devices cause cancer? A look at the evidence
— 08 Apr 2019
Mobile phones have become an integral part of our lives, and most people would not consider even leaving the house without one. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) has est...