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Conspiracy Theories
17
Jan

Professor Marwala: invest in research on the health impact of 5G

January 17, 2021
Extract, read the full article at https://www.anc1912.org.za/anc-today Some conspiracy theorists are linking 5G to the coronavirus. There is no causal connection between 5G technology and any biological virus, including the COVID-19. The second concern around 5G is that it emits radiofrequency radiation that is dangerous to human health. The word radiation is scary because it...
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11
Jan

ICASA:The 5G myths vis-à-vis COVID-19

January 11, 2021
11 January 2021 The Authority continues to note media reports with regards to the deployment of the Fifth-Generation (5G) technologies and infrastructure and its purported relation to the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Authority would like to urge all South Africans not to be swayed by these conspiracy theories that are hell-bent on bringing...
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14
Dec

Urban Futures with 5G British Press Reporting

December 14, 2020
Mansell, R., & Plantin, J.-C. (2020). Urban futures with 5G: British press reporting. London School of Economics and Political Science, June. eprints.lse.ac.uk/105801/ ISBN 978-1-909890-65-7 http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/105801/1/Urban_Futures_with_5G_RM_JCP_2020_small.pdf Quotes from the conclusion: “The press covers security and data control issues but not in a waythat is likely to inform citizens about the potential risks of 5G.” “More prominence...
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30
Jul

ABC 4 Corners program will broadcast a report on 5G next Monday 3rd August

July 30, 2020
Will it be a balanced view? Or will conspiracy theories (that EMFSA so often has warned against ) be used as an excuse to diminish genuine concerns? The truth about 5G, reported by Sean Nicholls, goes to air on Monday 3rd August 2020 at 8.30pm. It is replayed on Tuesday 4th August at 10.00am and Wednesday 5th at...
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13
Jun

Coronavirus: Technicians held in Peru over false 5G Covid links

June 13, 2020
12 June 2020 Villagers in the Huancavelica region of Peru are detaining eight technicians who were repairing an antenna, over fears their work would spread Covid-19. The villagers mistakenly believed that the workers – who had come to fix a wireless antenna – were installing 5G technology in the area. Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53021239
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12
Jun

Real 5G issues overshadowed by Covid-19 conspiracy theories

June 12, 2020
12 June 2020, By Ingeborg Eliassen and Paulo Pena Unsubstantiated claims that connect the new mobile technology to the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic have led people to destroy 5G masts in several countries. Such actions overshadow concerns about health effects of the technology that are real and legitimate. Read more at https://www.investigate-europe.eu/en/2020/5g-covid-conspiracy/ Excerpt “No such evidence” Two scientists who...
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14
Sep

Podcast – The Big Tech Show: The 5G health scare is it real?

September 14, 2019
Adrian Weckler looks at 5G not from the point of view of speed or connectivity but health.  It’s been an issue bubbling under, in rural areas especially, as to whether mobile phone radiation is safe. The regulators say it is but there are some campaigners who don’t believe that is so. Are they mere conspiracy...
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