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Social media conspiracies blame coronavirus on 5G web

Conspiracy theorists are infecting YouTube and Fb with bogus theories that 5G cellular web is answerable for the coronavirus. One outstanding anti-5G Fb team has shared quite a lot of inaccurate posts, claiming 5G is the offender in the back of an endemic that has inflamed greater than 80,000 folks international. Its author, Dutch “UFO researcher” John Kuhles writes: “I …
Conspiracy theorists are infecting YouTube and Facebook with bogus theories that 5G mobile internet is responsible for the coronavirus. One prominent anti-5G Facebook group has shared a number of erroneous posts, claiming 5G is the culprit behind a virus that has infected more than 80,000 people worldwide. Its creator, Dutch “UFO researcher” John Kuhles writes: “I …

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