Woody Harrelson is sharing a bizarre conspiracy theory that 5G wireless technology may be connected to the development and spread of the coronavirus. The "Natural Born Killers" star posted a report to his Instagram that suggested the rollout of 5G could be linked to COVID-19.
"Alot of my friends have been talking about the negative effects of 5G," Harrelson wrote. "I haven't fully vetted it [but] I find it very interesting."
The report was written by Martin L. Pall, a professor of biochemistry and basic medical sciences at Washington State University. He has tied 2G, 3G, and 4G to various health issues, and his latest report highlights the likelihood that 5G "may be exasperating the viral replication or the spread or lethality" of the coronavirus.
Harrelson does not stand alone in promoting such ideas. Singer M.I.A. sparked a lengthy discussion on Twitter, which was deleted Monday morning, after wondering whether it was possible to "love vax and 5G at the same time?"
"I work for @EFF a non profit protecting human rights and civil liberties as they intersect with technology. I've researched 5G quite a lot, the health hazards don't exist," one follower replied.
"5G isn't a conspiracy it's just capitalists trying to capitalist," another wrote.
"I don't like 5g n I know the potential effects it can ave on da human mind, body n soul, but I still use it, does it make me a hypocrite?," a third user noted.
The conspiracy theories are believed to have resulted in several arson attacks targeting 5G towers. U.K. Cabinet minister Michael Govehas slammed the reports and stories as "dangerous nonsense," while professor Stephen Powis, the UK's national medical director, dismissed the theories as "outrageous" and "absolute and utter rubbish," according to Fox News.
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