Audio message blaming 5G trials behind surge in COVID-19 cases in India is fake

An audio message claiming that the 5G testing is the reason behind the sudden surge in COVID cases in India has been doing the rounds.

The Press Information Bureau has recently busted a conspiracy theory that was being spread about the second wave of COVID-19. An audio message claiming that the 5G testing is the reason behind the sudden surge in COVID cases in India has been doing the rounds. In the message, a man can be heard saying that because of 5G testing people are dying in states like UP, Maharashtra and Bihar. This is not the first time rumour mongers have tried to blame 5G behind the COVID-19, back in 2020, a few 5G towers were dismantled in the UK because of the fake claims. The Press Information Bureau Fact Check team had shared the audio message on its official Twitter handle. “In an audio message, it is being claimed that 5g network is being tested in the states, due to which people are dying. This claim is fake. Please do not spread confusion by sharing such fake messages”, PIB tweeted. Earlier, a post claiming that the radiation from the 5G towers is causing breathing troubles among users. Some regional newspapers had also carried the news without verifying the facts.