Mobile phone masts have been torched amid theories linking coronavirus to 5G, despite ministers saying there is no credible evidence to back them.

Masts were set alight in Sparkhill, Birmingham, on Thursday and Melling, Merseyside, on Friday.

Trade body Mobile UK said false rumours and theories linking 5G and coronavirus were "concerning".

The government said "there is absolutely no credible evidence of a link" between the two.

Posting on Twitter, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport added it was "aware of inaccurate information being shared online about 5G".

In Melling, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said it extinguished a 5G mast tower fire near the M57 motorway.

There was damage to the mast and control panels, a spokesman said.

West Midlands Fire Service said the fire in Birmingham involved a 70ft tower on a telecommunications site. However, the service said the cause was yet to be identified and could not confirm the mast was 5G.

A West Midlands Police spokesman said: "We're aware of a fire involving a phone mast, but are awaiting further details on its cause."

On Friday, Facebook removed a page which showed several videos claiming to show 5G towers on fire and encouraged others to do the same.

In addition to warning on the theories about the safety of 5G technologies, Mobile UK added: "More worryingly some people are also abusing our key workers and making threats to damage infrastructure under the pretence of claims about 5G.

"This is not acceptable and only impacts on our ability as an industry to maintain the resilience and operational capacity of the networks to support mass home working and critical connectivity to the emergency services, vulnerable consumers and hospitals."

Analysis
By Leo Kelion, BBC technology desk editor

Conspiracy theories linking 5G signals to the coronavirus pandemic continue to spread despite there being no evidence the mobile phone signals pose a health risk.

Fact-checking charity Full Fact has linked the claims to two flawed theories.

One suggests 5G suppresses the immune system, the other claims the virus is somehow using the network's radio waves to communicate and pick victims, accelerating its spread.

While 5G uses different radio frequencies to its predecessors, it's important to recognise that the waveband involved is still "non-ionising", meaning it lacks enough energy to break apart the DNA in our cells to cause damage

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Anything to save humanity is welcome but 5G and virus

Illiterates of the 20th century are not those who can not read or write, but those who can not learn, relearn and unlearned

All these things are still hypotheses.

Nothing is established yet.

But I'm not dismissing anything either.

But fear media propaganda.

There is no smoke without fire

So much trouble in the world.

This story just goes to show that illiterate buffoons live in all countries making up this glorious planet. While most human beings are distinguishable from chimpanzees, baboons and other primates, by virtue of walking in bipedal mode, wearing clothes and using spoken language to communicate, there does exist a vast underclass of mentally challenged, highly unstable cretins who will always choose the most idiotic course of action regardless of circumstance.

The good folks destroying telephone transmission antennae because of random rumors they happened to read online, would under normal circumstances be lined up at the unemployment office waiting patiently for state benefits, before returning to watch football on television in their cramped little dwellings on the rough side of town.

Now, with an invisible contagion felling people left and right all over Europe, every crackpot conspiracy theorist in the world is convinced that the time for their most outrageous displays of stark raving lunacy, is at hand. Expect more of this mob madness to ensue in the coming weeks. They started out attacking telephone antennae, so it stands to reason that they will soon enough vent their rage against traffic lights, fire-hydrants, CCTV cameras, mailboxes, public restrooms and other randomly selected targets of opportunity.

Jakumo:
This story just goes to show that illiterate buffoons live in all countries making up this glorious planet. While most human beings are distinguishable from chimpanzees, baboons and other primates, by virtue of walking in bipedal mode, wearing clothes and using spoken language to communicate, there does exist a vast underclass of mentally challenged, highly unstable cretins who will always choose the most idiotic course of action regardless of circumstance.

The good folks destroying telephone transmission antennae because of random rumors they happened to read online, would under normal circumstances be lined up at the unemployment office waiting patiently for state benefits, before returning to watch football on television in their cramped little dwellings on the rough side of town.

Now, with an invisible contagion felling people left and right all over Europe, every crackpot conspiracy theorist in the world is convinced that the time for their most outrageous displays of stark raving lunacy, is at hand. Expect more of this mob madness to ensue in the coming weeks. They started out attacking telephone antennae, so it stands to reason that they will soon enough vent their rage against traffic lights, fire-hydrants, CCTV cameras, mailboxes, public restrooms and other randomly selected targets of opportunity.

Jakumo, I love you

Ishilove:

Jakumo, I love you

End of the world Ishi is letting it all out

Ishilove:

Jakumo, I love you

IshiJak2020 ...!!..

helinues:


Illiterates of the 20th century are not those who can not read or write, but those who can not learn, relearn and unlearned

See who is talking ? Leave some talk for rusher14 abeg ..U that's asked if uranium is used to make 5g .. Helinues you don't have the brain matter to handle this , I prefer Rusher14 talking about this than you I swear

Jakumo:
This story just goes to show that illiterate buffoons live in all countries making up this glorious planet. While most human beings are distinguishable from chimpanzees, baboons and other primates, by virtue of walking in bipedal mode, wearing clothes and using spoken language to communicate, there does exist a vast underclass of mentally challenged, highly unstable cretins who will always choose the most idiotic course of action regardless of circumstance.

The good folks destroying telephone transmission antennae because of random rumors they happened to read online, would under normal circumstances be lined up at the unemployment office waiting patiently for state benefits, before returning to watch football on television in their cramped little dwellings on the rough side of town.

Now, with an invisible contagion felling people left and right all over Europe, every crackpot conspiracy theorist in the world is convinced that the time for their most outrageous displays of stark raving lunacy, is at hand. Expect more of this mob madness to ensue in the coming weeks. They started out attacking telephone antennae, so it stands to reason that they will soon enough vent their rage against traffic lights, fire-hydrants, CCTV cameras, mailboxes, public restrooms and other randomly selected targets of opportunity.

Jesus!!!

You too dey vex...

Anyways I like your contribution, but I like your use of words more...

Jakumo:
This story just goes to show that illiterate buffoons live in all countries making up this glorious planet. While most human beings are distinguishable from chimpanzees, baboons and other primates, by virtue of walking in bipedal mode, wearing clothes and using spoken language to communicate, there does exist a vast underclass of mentally challenged, highly unstable cretins who will always choose the most idiotic course of action regardless of circumstance.

The good folks destroying telephone transmission antennae because of random rumors they happened to read online, would under normal circumstances be lined up at the unemployment office waiting patiently for state benefits, before returning to watch football on television in their cramped little dwellings on the rough side of town.

Now, with an invisible contagion felling people left and right all over Europe, every crackpot conspiracy theorist in the world is convinced that the time for their most outrageous displays of stark raving lunacy, is at hand. Expect more of this mob madness to ensue in the coming weeks. They started out attacking telephone antennae, so it stands to reason that they will soon enough vent their rage against traffic lights, fire-hydrants, CCTV cameras, mailboxes, public restrooms and other randomly selected targets of opportunity.

You should tell them why a virus that has existed in animals suddenly make the cross and spread so fast ..you called a milimetre wave transponder a telephone antenna? You sound like the illiterate here no disrespect Sir

I have said it time and time again that humans will cause it own extinction all in the name of science and technological advancements.

GamalNasser:


See who is talking ? Leave some talk for rusher14 abeg ..U that's asked if uranium is used to make 5g .. Helinues you don't have the brain matter to handle this , I prefer Rusher14 talking about this than you I swear

Oga Jakumo is talking to people like you...

by virtue of walking in bipedal mode, wearing clothes and using spoken language to communicate, there does exist a vast underclass of mentally challenged, highly unstable cretins who will always choose the most idiotic course of action regardless of circumstance.

Jakumo:
This story just goes to show that illiterate buffoons live in all countries making up this glorious planet. While most human beings are distinguishable from chimpanzees, baboons and other primates, by virtue of walking in bipedal mode, wearing clothes and using spoken language to communicate, there does exist a vast underclass of mentally challenged, highly unstable cretins who will always choose the most idiotic course of action regardless of circumstance.

The good folks destroying telephone transmission antennae because of random rumors they happened to read online, would under normal circumstances be lined up at the unemployment office waiting patiently for state benefits, before returning to watch football on television in their cramped little dwellings on the rough side of town.

Now, with an invisible contagion felling people left and right all over Europe, every crackpot conspiracy theorist in the world is convinced that the time for their most outrageous displays of stark raving lunacy, is at hand. Expect more of this mob madness to ensue in the coming weeks. They started out attacking telephone antennae, so it stands to reason that they will soon enough vent their rage against traffic lights, fire-hydrants, CCTV cameras, mailboxes, public restrooms and other randomly selected targets of opportunity.

Damn

I wish to write like you

helinues:


Illiterates of the 20th century are not those who can not read or write, but those who can not learn, relearn and unlearned

You are right..?
I think illiteracy needs a new definition... The old one is not applicable in this era again... Because i can't join people to call them ignoramus... It will be an abuse to ignorant but sensible folks around.

Jakumo:
This story just goes to show that illiterate buffoons live in all countries making up this glorious planet. While most human beings are distinguishable from chimpanzees, baboons and other primates, by virtue of walking in bipedal mode, wearing clothes and using spoken language to communicate, there does exist a vast underclass of mentally challenged, highly unstable cretins who will [b]always choose the most idiotic course of action regardless of circumstance. [/b]

The good folks destroying telephone transmission antennae because of random rumors they happened to read online, would under normal circumstances be lined up at the unemployment office waiting patiently for state benefits, before returning to watch football on television in their cramped little dwellings on the rough side of town.

Now, with an invisible contagion felling people left and right all over Europe, every crackpot conspiracy theorist in the world is convinced that the time for their most outrageous displays of stark raving lunacy, is at hand. Expect more of this mob madness to ensue in the coming weeks. They started out attacking telephone antennae, so it stands to reason that they will soon enough vent their rage against traffic lights, fire-hydrants, CCTV cameras, mailboxes, public restrooms and other randomly selected targets of opportunity.

Words on marble. Very funny but true.

Ishilove:

Jakumo, I love you

You love engilisi or you love jakumo?

Western media has made everything non_western evil. We need to sit down and look at it logically. Nigeria has been struggling to fight BH for decade, US has never shown any genuine support, infact, at a time they're were technically supporting BH by blocking every opportunity to access weapons. Whereas, the same US has been building sophisticated millitary bases all over Africa with several billions of dollars even all over islands in Africa. In a continent struggling to provide as basic thing as clean water, road, edu, etc. In term of infrastructural development, US hasnt built anything tangible anywhere in Africa despite her big economy and influence. On the other hand, China is building projects across Africa from electricity to train to Airport, roads, scholarships to Africans, etc even with their own money. Let's say we can't pay and they take over them, who would still be using those infrastructure, Chinese? At least they brought them here, so if we can't pay back and they take over them these things would still be in use by Africans and improve quality of life, just like every private business. US/Trump that everyone is supporting call Africans all kinds to unprintable names, visa ban, reporting weak sides of African nations and continuously ridiculing everything we do. The list is long. China hasnt done any of these yet, western media still find their ways into the hearts of Africans to hate Chinese. Sadly, enough some fake pastors joined this brainwashed citizens. Look at China, how many times have they tumbled African govt? How many nations have China invaded in Africa? How many times has Chinese embassy criticize our local affairs? Etc New York started have underground train in 1809, that's 200yrs, they never extended such to Africa. China started booming just 20yrs ago and they've extended everything technology they have to us, that have improved our lives; From phones, train, Good Airport, Naval ship, Telecom, Roads, scholarships, etc Africans must sitdown and think. China is not your enemy.

AkeNathan:


Damn

I wish to write like you

Jakumo is a legend here.

GamalNasser:


You should tell them why a virus that has existed in animals suddenly make the cross and spread so fast ..you called a milimetre wave transponder a telephone antenna? You sound like the illiterate here no disrespect Sir

Please be brutally honest in responding to this urgent question I must ask you sir. How many telephone antennae have you personally destroyed, or shot with your trusty hunting gun ?

I promise to reserve my judgement, no matter how many phone antennae have fallen victim to you and your crew. Please sir, how many ?

Dead brains everywhere, same with a prominent ex-senator in Nigeria

GamalNasser:


You should tell them why a virus that has existed in animals suddenly make the cross and spread so fast ..you called a milimetre wave transponder a telephone antenna? You sound like the illiterate here no disrespect Sir

See another one here...

Maybe you should explain to us the physics behind 5g technology that is connected to the biological action of a virus like Covid-19.

helinues:


Oga Jakumo is talking to people like you...

You want me to take Oga Jakumo a known comedic lexiphanicist seriously? Hell no ..Lexiphany is classified as a psychological disorder in some clime , sufferers like oga Jakumo are hiding some deep insecurities under all that crap ..I am sure you are even more intelligent than he is

Opexzy:


See another one here...

Maybe you should explain to us the physics behind 5g technology that is connected to the biological action of a virus like Covid-19.

I am tired of explaining it i am tired

GamalNasser:


You want me to take Oga Jakumo a known comedic lexiphanicist seriously? Hell no ..Lexiphany is classified as a psychological disorder in some clime , sufferers like oga Jakumo are hiding some deep insecurities under all that crap ..I am sure you are even more intelligent than he is

At least, he is known for something..

Who are you? Can you introduce yourself to NL's before we can take you serious..

And why are you dodging his questions?

Conspiracy theories, doomsday prophets, and endtime loonies have largely
been shun as the crackpot that they are.

Until they were embraced by right-wing politicians because of Geopolitical struggles against China.

Now that the mantra of "3G good, 5G bad" coincides with the isolationist western agenda, it is now going mainstream.

I expect the conspiracy nutters to double down as they for once in their life were able to gain control
of a large number of illiterates.

GamalNasser:


You want me to take Oga Jakumo a known comedic lexiphanicist seriously? Hell no ..Lexiphany is classified as a psychological disorder in some clime , sufferers like oga Jakumo are hiding some deep insecurities under all that crap ..I am sure you are even more intelligent than he is

Chief Nasser please stop trying to duck my innocent question. All this evasion is starting to test my patience, so please let us stay with the script.

How man telephone antennae have you destroyed, or have you ordered to be destroyed by your crew ?

This is just a personal question whose reply will only be noted by a few thousand respected Nairaland readers, so please let us see this reply now.

Jakumo:
This story just goes to show that illiterate buffoons live in all countries making up this glorious planet. While most human beings are distinguishable from chimpanzees, baboons and other primates, by virtue of walking in bipedal mode, wearing clothes and using spoken language to communicate, there does exist a vast underclass of mentally challenged, highly unstable cretins who will always choose the most idiotic course of action regardless of circumstance.

The good folks destroying telephone transmission antennae because of random rumors they happened to read online, would under normal circumstances be lined up at the unemployment office waiting patiently for state benefits, before returning to watch football on television in their cramped little dwellings on the rough side of town.

Now, with an invisible contagion felling people left and right all over Europe, every crackpot conspiracy theorist in the world is convinced that the time for their most outrageous displays of stark raving lunacy, is at hand. Expect more of this mob madness to ensue in the coming weeks. They started out attacking telephone antennae, so it stands to reason that they will soon enough vent their rage against traffic lights, fire-hydrants, CCTV cameras, mailboxes, public restrooms and other randomly selected targets of opportunity.

Only on nairaland will an illiterate become a genius.

Have you try to read and listen to men that matters talk about this 5G and radiation? Has anyone on earth denies the danger 5G causes to human cells? Do you know all symptoms of this 5G radiation equals symptoms of Coronavirus?

Do you know that the vaccine being made for Coronavirus will come with ID2020 (this will confirm you've been vaccinated against convid-19) without which you can't work or be part of the digital economy coming up soon? This has been said by Bill Gates himself.

We should all stop proving right always. If 5G causes death in human and endanger human cells, it must be destroyed

Freeminda:


Only on nairaland will an illiterate become a genius.

Have you try to read and listen to men that matters talk about this 5G and radiation? Has anyone on earth denies the danger 5G causes to human cells? Do you know all symptoms of this 5G radiation equals symptoms of Coronavirus?

Do you know that the vaccine being made for Coronavirus will come with ID2020 (this will confirm you've been vaccinated against convid-19) without which you can't work or be part of the digital economy coming up soon? This has been said by Bill Gates himself.

We should all stop proving right always. If 5G causes death in human and endanger human cells, it must be destroyed

You have switched monikers again?

Spits!

ornicus:


End of the world Ishi is letting it all out

Letting all out, oga mi