The Lower Saxony Office for the Protection of the Constitution warned against conspiracy theories about the corona virus this week. "Do not believe everything that is disseminated on the Internet," Bernhard Witthaut (64), President of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, is quoted. In times of crisis, conspiracy theories are well known. The corona pandemic is not spared either. A persistent conspiracy theory sees an alleged connection between coronavirus and 5G cellular networks. This hoax even spread to international celebrities.
Not only John Cusack spreads conspiracy theories
Actor John Cusack (53, "High Fidelity") recently commented on Twitter. In his already deleted tweet, the 53-year-old wrote, according to the "New York Post", that 5G would turn out to be "very, very bad for health" without going into precise details. His statements are based on sources in science and healthcare, said Cusack, but did not elaborate on them either. For this he is said to have described his critics as "stupid".
Previously, Woody Harrelson (58, "Zombieland") posted a report "on the negative effects of 5G" and his alleged role in the coronavirus pandemic on his official Instagram account. According to the "New York Post", the actor commented on the post, which has since been deleted, saying: "I have not yet fully checked it. But I find it very interesting." The report claims that "5G radiation" "exacerbates" the virus and makes it more deadly.
The British rapper M.I.A (44) doesn't believe that you can get Covid-19 because of 5G, but sees a different connection, as she tweeted. She is of the opinion that it can impair or slow the body's healing process, since the body has to deal with the frequency of the new signals and Covid-19 at the same time.
Scientists describe the relationship between 5G and Covid-19 as "total garbage" and biologically impossible, as the BBC reports. Stephen Powis, the medical director of England's National Health Service, called the conspiracy theory "the worst kind of fake news".
Also Roseanne Barr with a confused corona statement
But it's not just 5G that drives celebrities. US comedian Roseanne Barr (67, "Roseanne"), who has caused controversy more than once in the past, senses a completely different conspiracy. The actress is of the opinion that the corona virus is used specifically to get rid of her generation. She said that, according to US media reports, on a YouTube talk show with her Canadian colleague Norm Macdonald (60). She did not provide any evidence for her statements.