Crazy bullshit
A poster says signals from 5G small cell towers damage humans, animals and plants, and cause heart and vision problems.
Spread on: Facebook and Instagram, January 2026 (recirculating)
The real story
There is no evidence that 5G, or other wireless phone networks, harm health when exposure stays within recommended limits. The poster has done the rounds before. Its long list of supposed health effects is not backed by the science.
The fact-checker's verdict: “There is no evidence that 5G technology is harmful to human health”. Our label never goes further than theirs.
How to spot it
Long lists of unrelated symptoms blamed on one technology are a hallmark of health scare posters.
The receipts
Inaccurate poster warning about 5G health risks circulates again ↗
Full Fact · 2026-01-13
