While the rest of the world grapples with the terrifying reality of living during a global pandemic, as COVID-19 determines the very parameters of our day-to-day lives, there’s a group of celebrities suffering from another concerning condition: misinformation.

The scary part is that this misinformation is then being shared with the thousands and sometimes millions of people who follow these high profile celebrities.

Opposition to the rollout of 5G isn’t new, but as the COVID-19 death toll continues to rise, the deadly virus is now being bizarrely tied to the radio frequency upgrade.

There’s also an alarming rise in the sharing of ‘alternative medicines’ and claims we don’t need a vaccine to defeat the coronavirus – or that when a vaccine becomes available, it’s likely to be dangerous.

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COVID-19 – the highly contagious respiratory virus that’s spreading from human-to-human – has now infected more than two million people, killing more than 100,000 worldwide.

In recent weeks, a number of 5G conspiracy theories have started to pop up, rearing their ugly heads and confusing an already terrified and vulnerable population.

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Some of the claims put forward include the argument that self isolation is simply a ploy to install 5G towers, that Wuhan (where the virus originated) has a high number of 5G towers, and that 5G suppresses the immune system.

The problem is, even though these theories have been debunked by experts (time and time again, you can see them quoted here), celebrities and reality TV stars with huge followings are helping them to linger, fester and continue to spread.

On Tuesday, The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise star Bill Goldsmith posted to his Instagram following of 40,000 people: “What if I told you that 60GHz of 5G shot out of a transmitter has the ability to stop the human body from being able to absorb oxygen?