The Corona Virus Crisis: Separating Fact from Fiction

There's plenty of colorful verbiage and repeated claims that I'm a paid actor as the corona virus crisis has worsened the real problem has been well-actual actors some very high-profile actors who shall remain nameless have spread misinformation via social media to their millions of followers and now we're seeing a fresh wave of 5g conspiracy theories take hold. Except this time they've been linked wrongly to the corona virus pandemic.

Look, I get it. People are scared. Since the start of the corona virus pandemic, there's been wave after wave after wave of misinformation and outright lies spread on social media networks like Twitter and YouTube, and through tech services like Facebook messenger and what's up. The extreme isolation has seen us overloaded with information, and we're trying to cling to any piece of information that might explain what's happening in the world right now. But there's absolutely no connection between the corona virus and 5g. None zero absolutely nothing.

And yet, there have already been real-world accounts of damage to 5g towers and physical abuse held by telco workers in Britain because of fears that 5g might kill people or is somehow responsible for the spread of the corona virus. These conspiracy theories are incredibly dangerous and downplay the actions all of us are taking right now to maintain social distancing and prevent the virus from spreading further. The corona virus is very real, it can be incredibly deadly, and it's disrespecting frontline medical workers that fight day in and day out to keep people alive.

Here's some of the misinformation spreading about 5g and the corona virus, and why it has no basis in reality. People are dying from 5g and the corona virus is just a cover-up, hmm? There's literally hundreds of scientifically validated papers coming out every single day which shows the virus under an electron microscope or analyzes its genetic structure or tests for antibodies in human immune systems. The corona virus is real; it likely started in bats and jumped across to humans; people are dying.

Corona bar started in Wuhan where the first 5g networks were established, no that's incorrect. South Korea and even some parts of the US had access to 5g in early 2019, that's about eight months before the first cases of corona virus were detected in Wuhan. This discredited idea first appeared on YouTube, popularized by a man who believes that an interdimensional race of reptilian beings called the archons have hijacked the earth. There was another video that suggested Africa, which doesn't have 5g, had avoided the corona virus but Africa hasn't purported the corona virus.

Plenty of nations without great 5g access that have seen huge coronavirus outbreaks take Italy for example, which has one of the highest death tolls in the world but not a huge penetration for 5g. Babji affects your immune system; there is no evidence that 5g wavelengths can harm the body and there's no evidence that it can affect your immune system. Your body's natural defense against things like viruses and bacteria is highly complex, and a number of studies have looked at how high-powered radio waves like those used in 5g might harm the body; those studies have not found any evidence that immune functions are changed by 5g wavelengths.

Still, even with all the evidence against the conspiracy theory, misinformation has been difficult to contain. There's been hundreds of videos on social media and a mountain of fake messages spread through services like what's up in recent weeks, and those networks are now doing their best to stop the spread of misinformation. WhatsApp is limiting message forwarding; YouTube will stop recommending coronavirus 5g conspiracy videos to cut down on how much they are viewed; Facebook and Twitter are pointing users toward trusted sources like the World Health Organization and the CDC to get information about the disease.

Writing in the conversation on April 6, John Patric alum, a researcher at the University of Southern California, wrote that many people are unintentionally sharing misinformation about Covid-19 because they failed to stop and think sufficiently about whether the content is accurate. That means that some of us without even knowing we're sharing false claims and we don't even know they're false; what we do know is actually quite simple.

The corona virus is real; it's challenging our way of life, and it's putting an immense stress on our healthcare system; it's upended everything, causing businesses to shut down. What we should be doing right now is supporting the people on the front lines, supporting doctors, nurses, scientists, researchers all these people that are trying to keep the planet turning; they're trying to keep the world running smoothly. What we shouldn't do is believe and spread baseless conspiracy theories; that's the most damaging and disrespectful thing that we can do right now.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: ena fresh wave of panic about next-gen 5g technology has appeared in recent weeks linking the tech to the current coronavirus pandemic but these conspiracy theories have been discredited time and time again so there's no need to panic there's absolutely no evidence that 5g has anything to do with the corona virus it feels like a lifetime ago CNET was exploring the debunked claims that 5g has harmful health effects when we investigated this issue in August twenty nineteen cents and researchers continually demonstrated that find he poses no risk to human health thousands of scientific studies have been performed looking at radio frequency radiation and its effects on human cells animals like rats and mice and human tissue including brain skin and eyes and there's literally mountains of data and mounds of research suggesting that there's no link between cell phone radiation and something like cancer now all cooped up in our tiny apartments the 5g conspiracy theories are back with a vengeance as 5g has become more widely adopted baseless theories like the idea 5g causes cancer have gained more steam and you don't need to take my word for it just go to our YouTube video on 5g and check the comments section there's plenty of colorful verbiage and repeated claims that I'm a paid actor as the corona virus crisis has worsened the real problem has been well actual actors some very high-profile actors who shall remain nameless have spread misinformation via social media to their millions of followers and now we're seeing a fresh wave of 5g conspiracy theories take hold except this time they've been linked wrongly to the corona virus pandemic and look I get it people are scared since the start of the corona virus pandemic there's been wave after wave after wave of misinformation and outright lies spread on social media networks like Twitter and YouTube and through tech services like Facebook messenger and what's up and the extreme isolation social scientists say is seeing us overloaded with information and we're trying to cling to any piece of information that might explain what's happening in the world right now but there's absolutely no connection between the corona virus and 5g none zero absolutely nothing and yet there have already been real-world accounts of damage to 5g towers and physical abuse held the telco workers in Britain because of fears 5g might kill people or is somehow responsible for the spread of the corona virus these conspiracy theories are incredibly dangerous and downplay the actions all of us are taking right now to maintain social distancing and prevent the virus from spreading further the corona virus is very real and it can be incredibly deadly here's some of the misinformation spreading about five g and the corona virus and why it has no basis in reality first up people are dying from five g and the corona virus is just a cover-up hmm there's literally hundreds of scientifically validated papers coming out every single day which shows the virus under an electron microscope or analyzes its genetic structure or tests for antibodies in human immune systems the corona virus and look I can't believe I'm actually saying this the corona virus is real it likely started in bats and jumped across to humans and people are dying it's disrespectful to frontline medical workers that fight day in and day out to keep people alive to believe that the corona virus doesn't exist Corona bar started in Wuhan where the first 5g networks were established no that's incorrect South Korea and even some parts of the US had access to 5g in early 2019 that's about eight months before the first cases of corona virus were detected in Wuhan this discredited idea first appeared on YouTube popularized by a man who believes that an interdimensional race of reptilian beings called the archons have hijacked the earth there was another video that suggested Africa which doesn't have 5g had avoided the corona virus but Africa hasn't purported the corona virus so that's false plenty of nations without great 5g access that have seen huge coronavirus outbreaks take Italy for example which has one of the highest death tolls in the world but not a huge penetration for 5g babji affects your immune system there is no evidence that 5g wavelengths can harm the body and there's no evidence that it can affect your immune system your body's natural defense against things like viruses and bacteria and it's true that the immune system is highly complex but a number of studies have looked at how high-powered radio waves like those used in 5g might harm the body those studies have not found any evidence that immune functions are changed by 5g wavelengths still even with all the evidence against the conspiracy theory misinformation has been difficult to contain there's been hundreds of videos on social media and a mountain of fake messages spread through services like what's up in recent weeks and those networks are now doing their best to stop the spread of misinformation whatsapp is limiting message forwarding YouTube will stop recommending coronavirus 5g conspiracy videos to cut down on how much they are viewed and Facebook and Twitter are pointing users toward trusted sources like the World Health Organization and the CDC to get information about the disease writing in the conversation on April 6 John Patric alum a researcher at the University of Southern California wrote many people are unintentionally sharing misinformation about Cova 19 because they failed to stop and think sufficiently about whether the content is accurate that means that some of us without even knowing a sharing false claims and we don't even know they're false but what we do know is actually quite simple the corona virus is real it's challenging our way of life and is putting an immense stress on our healthcare system it's upended everything is caused businesses to shut up what we should be doing right now is supporting the people on the front lines we should be supporting doctors nurses scientists researchers all these people that are trying to keep the planet turning they're trying to keep the world running smoothly what we shouldn't do is believe and spread baseless conspiracy theories that's the most damaging and disrespectful thing that we can do right now and what better thana fresh wave of panic about next-gen 5g technology has appeared in recent weeks linking the tech to the current coronavirus pandemic but these conspiracy theories have been discredited time and time again so there's no need to panic there's absolutely no evidence that 5g has anything to do with the corona virus it feels like a lifetime ago CNET was exploring the debunked claims that 5g has harmful health effects when we investigated this issue in August twenty nineteen cents and researchers continually demonstrated that find he poses no risk to human health thousands of scientific studies have been performed looking at radio frequency radiation and its effects on human cells animals like rats and mice and human tissue including brain skin and eyes and there's literally mountains of data and mounds of research suggesting that there's no link between cell phone radiation and something like cancer now all cooped up in our tiny apartments the 5g conspiracy theories are back with a vengeance as 5g has become more widely adopted baseless theories like the idea 5g causes cancer have gained more steam and you don't need to take my word for it just go to our YouTube video on 5g and check the comments section there's plenty of colorful verbiage and repeated claims that I'm a paid actor as the corona virus crisis has worsened the real problem has been well actual actors some very high-profile actors who shall remain nameless have spread misinformation via social media to their millions of followers and now we're seeing a fresh wave of 5g conspiracy theories take hold except this time they've been linked wrongly to the corona virus pandemic and look I get it people are scared since the start of the corona virus pandemic there's been wave after wave after wave of misinformation and outright lies spread on social media networks like Twitter and YouTube and through tech services like Facebook messenger and what's up and the extreme isolation social scientists say is seeing us overloaded with information and we're trying to cling to any piece of information that might explain what's happening in the world right now but there's absolutely no connection between the corona virus and 5g none zero absolutely nothing and yet there have already been real-world accounts of damage to 5g towers and physical abuse held the telco workers in Britain because of fears 5g might kill people or is somehow responsible for the spread of the corona virus these conspiracy theories are incredibly dangerous and downplay the actions all of us are taking right now to maintain social distancing and prevent the virus from spreading further the corona virus is very real and it can be incredibly deadly here's some of the misinformation spreading about five g and the corona virus and why it has no basis in reality first up people are dying from five g and the corona virus is just a cover-up hmm there's literally hundreds of scientifically validated papers coming out every single day which shows the virus under an electron microscope or analyzes its genetic structure or tests for antibodies in human immune systems the corona virus and look I can't believe I'm actually saying this the corona virus is real it likely started in bats and jumped across to humans and people are dying it's disrespectful to frontline medical workers that fight day in and day out to keep people alive to believe that the corona virus doesn't exist Corona bar started in Wuhan where the first 5g networks were established no that's incorrect South Korea and even some parts of the US had access to 5g in early 2019 that's about eight months before the first cases of corona virus were detected in Wuhan this discredited idea first appeared on YouTube popularized by a man who believes that an interdimensional race of reptilian beings called the archons have hijacked the earth there was another video that suggested Africa which doesn't have 5g had avoided the corona virus but Africa hasn't purported the corona virus so that's false plenty of nations without great 5g access that have seen huge coronavirus outbreaks take Italy for example which has one of the highest death tolls in the world but not a huge penetration for 5g babji affects your immune system there is no evidence that 5g wavelengths can harm the body and there's no evidence that it can affect your immune system your body's natural defense against things like viruses and bacteria and it's true that the immune system is highly complex but a number of studies have looked at how high-powered radio waves like those used in 5g might harm the body those studies have not found any evidence that immune functions are changed by 5g wavelengths still even with all the evidence against the conspiracy theory misinformation has been difficult to contain there's been hundreds of videos on social media and a mountain of fake messages spread through services like what's up in recent weeks and those networks are now doing their best to stop the spread of misinformation whatsapp is limiting message forwarding YouTube will stop recommending coronavirus 5g conspiracy videos to cut down on how much they are viewed and Facebook and Twitter are pointing users toward trusted sources like the World Health Organization and the CDC to get information about the disease writing in the conversation on April 6 John Patric alum a researcher at the University of Southern California wrote many people are unintentionally sharing misinformation about Cova 19 because they failed to stop and think sufficiently about whether the content is accurate that means that some of us without even knowing a sharing false claims and we don't even know they're false but what we do know is actually quite simple the corona virus is real it's challenging our way of life and is putting an immense stress on our healthcare system it's upended everything is caused businesses to shut up what we should be doing right now is supporting the people on the front lines we should be supporting doctors nurses scientists researchers all these people that are trying to keep the planet turning they're trying to keep the world running smoothly what we shouldn't do is believe and spread baseless conspiracy theories that's the most damaging and disrespectful thing that we can do right now and what better than\n"