Ruth Langsford

TV regulator, Ofcom, has said it is the assessment of the comments by the presenter Eamonn Holmes about 5G-technology-and coronavirus "as a priority".

The watchdog has received 419 complaints about remarks he made on ITV's This Morning on Monday.

He threw doubt on the media reports refute The Myth that 5G will not causes The Virus , "not if you know it's true".

On Tuesday, He Said , there is no link, but that's a lot of "in search of answers and this is simply what I'm trying to do".

The link between theory coronavirus with 5G - the Mobile Phone networks and signals is performed, the led of the radio Waves - a series of Mobile Phone masts to be set on fire or vandalized.

Holmes his original remarks in a segment of the program, consumer editor, Alice Beer , who dismissed the theory as "not true, and it is incredibly stupid".

Holmes said to her: "I am completely struck agree with everything you say, but what I don't accept is the mainstream media immediately, as not true, if you don't know it is true.

"no one should attack or hurt or anything like that, but it is very easy to say it is true because it fits the government narrative. This is everything I would tell you, someone with an inquiring mind. "

He was criticized, on Social Media and by scientists.

On Tuesday, an Ofcom spokesman said: "We will evaluate this program in full as a priority. "

Ofcom assesses all complaints to decide whether to launch a full investigation, and is the prioritization of cases involving potentially harmful or inaccurate information about the Corona Virus.

Talk, on Tuesday, the program has told the presenter the audience: "I would like to clarify some comments that some of them might be interpreted wrong by me yesterday to conspiracy theories and coronavirus, and these involved the roll-out of 5G.

"Both Alice and I agreed in a discussion about this very program on fake news, it is not true and there is No Connection between the current national emergency in the health sector and 5G and to suggest otherwise would be wrong and, in fact, it could be dangerous.

"Any theory about such a connection has proved to be wrong, and we want to emphasize that.

"many people are rightly concerned and are in search of answers and this is simply what I'm trying to do, yesterday.

"But, for the avoidance of doubt, I want it to be very clear, there is no scientific evidence to substantiate all these 5G theories. I hope this clarifies. "

ITV declined further comment.

Respond to The Host 's original comments on Monday, Dr Simon Clarke , associate professor in Cellular Microbiology at the University of Reading, said: "The opinions of the mainstream media or The State is hardly in The Debate .

"Many doctors and scientists around The World have said that the disease is caused by a virus, something completely different than a cell phone signal. "

Beer reiterated its view that "the 5G Conspiracy Theory is nonsense and should be repealed".

the Prime Minister , The speaker responded not commented on directly, Holmes, but said, the 5G-theory is "complete nonsense".

He added: "We Are working with Social Media companies to ensure that these are completely false statements are in circulation. "

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Source of news: bbc.com