72: Why the 5G Covid conspiracy theory has gone viral
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🗓️ 18 April 2020
⏱️ 35 minutes
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| 1:00.6 | COVID conspiracy theories the economic impact of the lockdown, and the Labour Party's |
| 1:06.1 | recent bout of infighting. |
| 1:07.8 | But do you know what you're doing now? You're laying 5G? You know that kills people? |
| 1:12.1 | 5G. You know that kills people. 5G burning burning burning burning |
| 1:16.2 | this COVID-19 scam illusion. |
| 1:19.3 | This is always now I've got a fact that they play a role in the spread of the disease. That's just nonsense. |
| 1:24.0 | But it's very easy to say it is not true because it suits the state narrative. |
| 1:28.0 | That's all I would say is someone with an inquiring mind. |
| 1:32.0 | Apparently if you look hard enough at the new 20 pound note, you can see a tower radiating |
| 1:38.9 | 5G signals next to the coronavirus symbol. This is just one of the many conspiracy theories |
| 1:44.8 | that creates a dubious connection between the outbreak of COVID-19 and the rollout of 5G, |
| 1:49.9 | the latest generation of telecommunications infrastructure. |
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