The 5G Conspiracy: Anti-Vaxxers Think FEMA’s Emergency Phone Alert Tests Will Turn Us All Into Zombies
A wave of baseless conspiracy theories has swept through certain online communities, suggesting an impending “zombie apocalypse” triggered by 5G towers and a supposed government plot involving vaccines, 5G signals, and a FEMA test alert scheduled for October 4th.
These unfounded claims have been propagated by various online influencers, mostly in the strange places of the internet. QAnon influencers have alleged that Covid-19 vaccines contain harmful pathogens, such as E. coli, Marburg, and Ebola viruses, which can be unleashed by an “18 Gigahertz 5G frequency.”
However, just so it’s completely clear: these assertions have no factual basis.
Yes, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are indeed conducting tests of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on October 4th. The wireless portion of the test will reach all consumer cell phones at around 2:20 PM ET, with a message stating, “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” This test is intended to be a routine event, causing no harm or unexpected consequences.
But no, there will be no zombie apocalypse.
Also, they might have missed the fact that phones are already transmitting 5G signals.
Like the Congress GOP to the Biden impeachment, despite the lack of credible evidence, online conspiracy theorists have seized upon this event to spread misinformation.
There have been suggestions for extreme measures to protect against the supposed dangers of the FEMA test. Some have recommended using Faraday bags or even placing phones in microwaves, believing these actions would shield them from electromagnetic radiation.
One landlord sent a message blast to his tenants to inform them that he’s turning off power for the entire building while the tests are ongoing.
In the past, similar conspiracy theories have failed to materialize, but they continue to persist and evolve within these online communities. Despite the lack of evidence and the repeated debunking of such claims, certain groups continue to embrace new narratives, unfazed by the absence of any real-world events to support their beliefs.
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