Eamonn Holmes forced to ‘clear up’ 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory on This Morning after getting 419 Ofcom complaints
EAMONN Holmes has been forced to clear up his views on the 5G conspiracy theory after his comments on This Morning yesterday sparked over 400 Ofcom complaints.
The 60-year-old host has now insisted he doesn't believe the theory that 5G has caused coronavirus is valid, and was simply ";looking for answers".
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Government officials have sought to debunk a widely-circulated conspiracy theory suggesting the 5G mobile network is responsible for the ongoing global pandemic.
Despite their efforts, arsonists have torched 5G masts and targeted engineers around the country after the bizarre fake news spread.
And in yesterday's Easter Monday episode of This Morning, Eamonn appeared to suggest he .
Discussing the theory, Eamonn said: "What I don't accept is mainstream media immediately slapping that down as not true when they don't know it's not true.
"No one should attack or damage or do anything like that but it's very easy to say it is not true because it suits the state narrative.
"That is all I would say as someone of an enquiring mind."
Viewers took to social media to slam the presenter seconds after the segment aired.
One shared an email address for the programme and encouraged others to speak of their "dismay".
Following the backlash, the TV presenter tweeted to insist that he isn't spreading false claims, adding: "I reserve the right to listen and question."
Eamonn isn't the first star to be slammed for sharing the conspiracy theory, with Amanda Holden previously stirring controversy when she tweeted a link to a petition to ban 5G.
Her rep later insisted that it was an accident – and that Amanda doesn't believe in 5G conspiracies.
Woody Harrelson, MIA and Amir Khan have also falsely linked 5G internet to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Jason Gardiner and Callum Best also posted similar claims that 5G can impact the immune system.
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Senior minister Michael Gove and National Medical Director of NHS England Stephen Powis have slammed the claims as "complete and utter rubbish and the worst kind of fake news".
Coronavirus was officially deemed a global pandemic last month, and has so far claimed the lives of over 11,000 people in the UK.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was previously admitted to intensive care as he fought the deadly illness, but was discharged from hospital at the weekend.