claim: covid-19: hoax circulates that viral outbreaks are linked to new telecommunication technologies
summary: australian social media posts claimed that viral outbreaks over the last century have aligned with the introduction of new telecommunications technology, and that covid-19 aligns with the introduction of 5g
subject_description: viral outbreaks in the past century have aligned with new telecommunications technology, and covid-19 aligns with 5g
Motive_Description: new 5g technology could be linked to covid-19
author_description: facebook accounts gigi mendiola, corina saber
keywords: coronavirus, telecommunications, 5g, pandemic