Cellphone towers attacked as conspiracy theory connecting 5G and coronavirus gains steam

An attack on cellphone towers in the United Kingdom over the weekend comes as conspiracy theory connecting 5G to the spread of coronavirus continue to gain momentum on social media. Four of Vodaphone's towers were attacked in this past weekend, according to the multinational telecommunications company. Three other telecommunications companies joined Vodafone in condemning the attack.  "Please help us make this stop,’’ the companies said in its joint statement, asking for public assistance. Stopping the attacks is critical to keeping communities connected, said Vodafone and the three other companies that serve British cellphone customers. The companies said the baseless claims about the link between 5G and coronavirus have led to abuse of company engineers and, in some cases, prevented essential network maintenance from taking place. A video has surfaced on social media of workers being harassed by a woman claiming the technology “kills people.”