Telecom groups say 5G fake news contributed to more than 140 cases of phone pole arson, assaults.
The Council of EU ministers “expresses the importance of fighting against the spread of misinformation related to 5G networks, with special regard to false claims that such networks constitute a health threat or are linked to COVID-19”, it said.
The World Health Organisation has debunked the claims, saying that viruses cannot travel on radio waves or mobile networks, and that COVID-19 has also spread to countries without 5G mobile networks. The European Commission, the EU executive, has also rejected such claims. The EU is looking to 5G to help it bounce back from the coronavirus and compete better with the United States and China.Coronavirus outbreak: Federal ministers address acts of vandalism against cell towers in Quebec
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