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UK's Ofcom to assess ITV show over 5G-coronavirus conspiracy comments

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Britain's media regulator Ofcom is assessing a programme on ITV after a presenter questioned why the mainstream media had slapped down a conspiracy theory linking the spread of the coronavirus to 5G masts.

Eamonn Holmes said on yesterday’s This Morning show that the media did not know if it was true or not. Ofcom said it had received 419 complaints so far.  "We are assessing this programme in full as a priority," a spokeswoman said.

There have been reports of phone masts being attacked after theories spread online suggesting the rollout of 5G was linked to the Covid-19 outbreak. Latest coronavirus stories  Mr Holmes spoke out on the programme after presenter Alice Beer branded the conspiracy theories which link them as "ridiculous" and

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