British 5G towers are being set on fire amid coronavirus conspiracy theories

A 5G cell tower | Photo by Mikhail PochuyevTASS via Getty Images

5G phone masts are being set alight in the UK, after online conspiracy theories have misleadingly linked the cell towers to the coronavirus pandemic. The BBC reports that at least three 5G towers were set alight within the last week, and police and fire services were called to extinguish the flames.
“I’m absolutely outraged and disgusted that people would be taking action against the infrastructure we need to tackle this emergency,” said Stephen Powis, the National Health Service (NHS) director, at a daily UK coronavirus briefing. Police have now launched investigations into how the 5G towers caught fire.
Rumors and conspiracy theories over a link between the roll out of 5G and the spread of coronavirus have been spread primarily through…

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