Burning of the fifth generation networks in Britain, for fear of corona ... a scientific fact or a conspiracy?

Britain said on Saturday after broadcast networks of transmission towers were burned in several regions of the country that a conspiracy theory linking fifth-generation mobile communication towers to the spread of the new Corona virus is false and dangerous news.

What is the link?
Although it is not clear who is responsible for the attacks, the perpetrators do not seem to distinguish between the 5G networks and the normal networks, and an attack in Birmingham shattered a tower that provides 4G communication service access. The threats were also addressed to employees of wired broadband companies who provide technical support to hospitals and to medical staff at these critical moments.

Rumors and conspiracy theories spread about a link between the deployment of the fifth generation networks and the spread of the Corona virus primarily through social networks, where there are various groups on Facebook and other networking sites, whose members share allegations that the fifth generation network is harmful.

One theory claims that the Corona virus spread in Wuhan because the Chinese city had launched the fifth generation network recently. That is why it is assumed that it will now spread to other cities that also use this technology, and conspiracy theories neglect to mention that the pandemic of the Corona virus has struck provinces such as Iran and Japan where the fifth generation networks have not been used yet.

Scientifically, there is no evidence to link the virus to the fifth generation networks, nor are there any immediate negative health effects from the fifth generation technology.

The UK's Full Fact Foundation, an independent fact-finding firm, has refuted these allegations after it was recently highlighted by a British tabloid newspaper.

Because the frequencies of the fifth generation waves used are higher than the fourth and third generations, the UK regulatory authorities have recorded levels of fifth generation electromagnetic radiation much lower than international guidelines.

It got out of hand
Mobile networks are classified as an important national infrastructure in the UK, but there is a Facebook group created specifically to encourage people to burn 5G towers.

Peter Clarke, UK mobile network infrastructure expert, told Facebook about the group but initially hesitated to remove it. After increased interest, the group was removed, but several other groups emerged.

The UK's Ofcom Telecom also warned Uckfield FM, a community radio station, this week for hosting a character identified as a "registered nurse", in a 20-minute clip in February, and the nurse claimed that networks The fifth generation absorbs oxygen from a person's lungs. Sections of the radio program have been widely shared on Facebook since then.

Another clip on Twitter showed a female citizen annoying the telecom operator while installing fiber cables on a street, and asked the employee, "Are they paying you enough money to kill your mother?"

Russia accused
Like many conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns, Russia may be at the heart of this campaign against the fifth generation, as it previously entered into disinformation campaigns on social media sites that still haunt Britain and America.

A New York Times report last year warned that Russian disinformation campaigns were exploiting the health concerns of 5G networks.

RT America, a Russian-funded television network, broadcast a report more than a year ago in which the channel’s correspondent claimed that the fifth generation network might kill you.

The UK's mobile phone consortium - including any EE, Vodafone and others - has said that it is aware of false rumors connecting fifth-generation networks with the Corona virus, and that telecom staff have been threatened.

Vodafone, the world's second largest mobile operator, said the attacks are now a matter of national security.

When a reporter asked British Minister of Cabinet Affairs Michael Gouve about the "theory" that fifth generation telecommunications towers could play a role in the spread of the disease, he answered, "This is just nonsense and dangerous too."