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Re:UK calls 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory dangerous, fake... by kasperni on Sunday April 05, 2020 @01:55AM (#22784010)
For those who have only read about it in the news. Here is an actual screenshot from someone's Facebook page spewing out this garbage.

https://ibb.co/cx62sbD

It's actually so ridiculous that it is funny.

Re:UK calls 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory dangerous, fake... by robbyyy on Sunday April 05, 2020 @02:05AM (#22784051)
If you look back in history, strange conspiracy theories and hysteria always grips the weak minded when things go wrong.
Re:UK calls 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory dangerous, fake... by aaron695 on Sunday April 05, 2020 @02:16AM (#22784078)
The only thing of interest is ideas are perhaps moving into real world action.

5G burning and trains running into ships today might be people in the streets over government inaction tomorrow.

Re:UK calls 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory dangerous, fake... by robbyyy on Sunday April 05, 2020 @02:37AM (#22784146)
I think a certain section of society always seeks alternative reasons. They see things through the prism of conspiracy.
Re:UK calls 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory dangerous, fake... by masonic on Sunday April 05, 2020 @12:12AM (#22783685)
Re:UK calls 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory dangerous, fake... by robbyyy on Sunday April 05, 2020 @01:44AM (#22783984)
They are an affiliate (official content partner) of Reuters. They publish some of the same stories at the same time therefore the original source.

Same as Verge and Silicon and most newspapers. Without publishers the newswires simply would not exist.