In the weird and wild times we are living in, there are no shortage of strange ideas floating around, particularly in the realm of conspiracy theory. This isn’t unusual; all global catastrophes come with their fair share of speculation about ulterior motives, and who benefits.
One of the wilder hypotheses floating around out there involves the idea that 5G cellular telephone waves are somehow “activating” the virus. Or maybe it’s that the cell towers are signaling the bats to release COVID-19? It’s hard to keep track of this bizarre fiction.
In either case, the idea that 5G towers are somehow affecting our lives in such a profound manner has caused the tinfoil hat crowd across the pond to resort to drastic measures.
A pair of telecommunications towers were torched in the Netherlands amid a slew of similar incidents across the country which have been linked to a campaign to sabotage the rollout of 5G networks.
Police in Almere are investigating the causes of fires at two telecom masts in separate locations in the city.
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