WA Liberal candidate withdraws after peddling 'dangerous' 5G conspiracy theories

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A Liberal candidate for the up-coming WA election withdraws after an opinion piece she wrote linking 5G technology to the global coronavirus pandemic is revealed.

"There is a current global roll-out of 5G towers and technology. So, based on historical, scientific and expert evidence, we have to ask: is there a correlation between the current roll-out of 5G technology and COVID-19?" she questioned.

Andrea Tokaji withdrew her candidacy after an opinion piece promoting conspiracy theories became known.Vetting process did not pick up conspiracy theory He said the comments undermined the important public health response to COVID-19.

 

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Some of her statements about the hazards posed by radiofrequency radiation (5G etc) are spot on, scientifically. 'Journalists' spewing disinformation re: environmental health should have a serious word with themselves. Talking about the biggest crime against humanity ... ever.

60GHz at High Power could oscillate the Oxygen in Your Blood & Give you the Bends even with FM 5G has had nothing to do with COVID19 which spread rapidly in places like Indonesia where 5G is not yet available jokowi CitizensPartyAU 12345694796749 TurnbullMalcolm MrKRudd

Better tell her not to use her wifi router then. It uses the same frequency range.

Why is it that these conspiracy theorists, whether from the US or Australia, all seem to embrace right-wing politics? One might think that the authoritarian urge, coupled with a willingness to believe the outlandish, would be spread across the political spectrum. Apparently not.

kevinbonham Yet Craig Kelly continues on.

Yeah right - she will fit right in to the LiberalAus A mob of racist science denying conspiracists.

kevinbonham ‘Professional capacity’ as what exactly ?

wendyleslie121 So dangerous they censor all speech around it? The more you censor a thing ABC, the more credence you ultimately lend to it. It's not like you're investigating peoples concerns, merely 'fact checks' that we all know means 'LIES'. Our media has failed us, they are all sold-out!

Causality requires correlation - 5G introduction and the first coronavirus virus case arent even correlated .... she picked possibility the WORST claim to make !!

So they know what they peddle is crazy. Otherwise they would stick to their guns and provide proof.

Ummm... How is that idea dangerous? I don't believe the 5G stuff but it's just an opinion.

So much for the sane right ...

After all this is the political party whose national leader has suggested that his 'paryers and thoughts' are more effective, against season's bushfires, than 'holding a hose'.

A liberal bring anti science?

'The questions I posed in my article were in my professional capacity — not as a candidate,' she said. In which professional capacity does one peddle conspiracy theories?

never trust a fat politician

LNP high standards?

The vetting depts of both parties are not hiring the right folks.

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