5G and coronavirus conspiracy theory
La fake news virale qui circule sur le virus.
Quel que soit le sujet, vous pouvez être sûr qu'il existe une théorie du complot pour le prouver ou le réfuter. La pandémie a donné lieu à un certain nombre de fake news, qui sont d'autant plus inquiétantes que la crise est de nature mondiale. L'une des plus récurrentes fait peser la responsabilité de la propagation du virus sur les tours 5G.
An unfounded conspiracy theory that radiation from 5G towers causes coronavirus and cancer is spreading across social media and messaging apps, 1. unfounded sans fondement/preuve, infondé (to found fonder) / radiation rayonnement / tower ici, antenne(-relais) / to cause provoquer, engendrer, déclencher / to spread, spread, spread se propager/ répandre / across ici, partout sur (aussi, à l'échelle de) / social media réseaux sociaux / app = application / resulting in widespread panic about the nextgeneration technology. A petition to block the UK government from rolling out 5G across the country has received more than 110,000 signatures, assisted by celebrities sharing it with their followers. The Change.org petition uses pseudo-science to support false claims resulting in ayant pour conséquence / widespread général(isé) / to roll out ici, déployer, installer / to share partager / about the health risks of 5G, which allegedly range from cancer to coronavirus.
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from 5G towers sucks the oxygen out of the atmosphere and disrupts the regular functioning of the human body. “Our bodies are 85 per cent water and the shortwave radiation increases the breakdown in our natural biology causing cancers and other serious health conditions,” it states. “Symptoms of 5G exposure include respiratory problems, flu-like symptoms (temperature rises, fever, headaches), pneumonia. Very much like the effects of the coronavirus.”
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3. TV personality Amanda Holden was among those pushing the scare-mongering petition, posting it to Twitter where she has close to 2 million followers. The claims prompted a warning to British broadcasters from media regulator Ofcom to not push baseless conspiracy theories, as they have “the potential to undermine people’s trust in the advice of mainstream sources of information” during the public health crisis.
4. Numerous scientists have dismissed the concerns about the fifth-generation wireless technology. They note that, like 4G and other iterations of cellular communications systems, 5G uses an electromagnetic waveform that emits non-ionising radiations. The World Health Organisation (WHO) states on its website that “a large number of studies have been performed over the last two
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5. It is not the first coronavirus-related conspiracy that has gained traction online in recent weeks. In March, the French government was forced to issue a statement that using cocaine would not protect people against the deadly virus. It came in response to a series of viral memes, which showed doctored news headlines praising the class A drug's effectiveness at “killing” coronavirus. France’s Ministry of Solidarity and Health tweeted: “No, cocaine does not protect against Covid-19. It’s an addictive drug that causes serious adverse and harmful efemitted
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Numerous scientists have dismissed the concerns about the fifthgeneration wireless technology.