United Kingdom wireless operators and government officials strongly condemned acts of violence by individuals incorrectly linking 5G to COVID-19 after vandals set fire to at least five cell sites, the very infrastructure that is keeping people connected and safe during the pandemic.
Rumors and conspiracy theories over a link between the roll out of 5G and the spread of coronavirus have been spread primarily through Facebook, YouTube and other social media outlets, where thousands of posters repeat false and misleading claims that 5G is supposedly harmful.
