A fabricated story about Vladimir Putin banning 5G in Russia has been repackaged on social media as real news. It’s not.
"Putin bans 5G across Russia, destroys all towers," reads an Aug. 5 headline on a blog called dainikbidyaloy.com.byline, Michael Baxter, is familiar from the website Real Raw News, which habitually posts fabricated stories.
A Facebook post sharing the blog post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. : It refers to a new standard for the internet that promises higher internet connection speeds and quality, especially for wireless devices.
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