Several claims have been circulating online claiming that the 5th Generation or 5G technology used on cellular phones for the Internet is responsible for spreading the Coronavirus.
I put Stop 5G posters up on public bulletin boards in my city & in the neighbouring city. I’ve had people rip the signs down in both places.
YouTube, Facebook, & Google are all censoring #5G.https://t.co/G8HwNCfyqs#Stop5G #energyweapons #EMF #EMFdangers #IDoNotConsentto5G
— Willow’s Web (@WillowsWebAstro) April 25, 2020
5g spreads coronavirus
— benji (@helpedbenji) April 22, 2020
In fact, the hashtag #Idonotconsent to 5G has multiple posts under it in the month of April.
#IDoNotConsentTo5G pic.twitter.com/kg9v9OrMjD
— ♓ Pisces Goddess ♓ (@xrpgoddess91) April 14, 2020
The claims garnered further attention when tennis player Novak Djokovic’s wife Jelena shared a post on her Instagram pointing to a correlation between 5G and the spread of Coronavirus. The post was later taken down.
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FACT CHECK
We fact-checked the above claim and found it to be false.
We came across the official Press Information Bureau Twitter page, which had clearly stated on April 26, 2020, that any claims between the correlation of 5G and the spread of Coronavirus are false, as declared by the World Health Organization.
Neither does 5G network spread #coronavirus. It spreads through respiratory droplets or by touching contaminated surfaces. #IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/r2AIQsCUKB
— PIB India #StayHome #StaySafe (@PIB_India) April 26, 2020
Hence, the claims are false and 5G does not spread the Coronavirus.
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