LoveWorld ordered to pay £25,000 after airing misleading statements including claims of 5G ‘cover-up’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our
Coronavirus coverageA Christian TV channel has been fined £25,000 by the
UK broadcasting regulator for airing misleading and harmful statements about coronavirus, including that the rollout of 5G mobile networks caused the pandemic.
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Programmes aired at the height of the first wave last year on LoveWorld, which holds a UK broadcasting licence and is beamed around the world, claimed there was a “global cover-up” over the technology being the cause of the health crisis.