Going viral: a history of conspiracy theories and bad ideas

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The wild theory that Covid-19 has something to do with 5G phone masts isn’t the first time humans have freaked out about a new technology. Dr Robert Bartholomew joins the show to give us a lesson on the history of such conspiracies, and why they spread. Stuff political reporter Thomas Manch breaks down the hard-hitting new report into NZ’s contact-tracing shortfalls. And hosts Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding receive an interesting proposition from an online mask retailer. Links: Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ. Full Stuff coronavirus coverage Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter Plague playlist: Justin Trudeau sings Speaking Moistly Our email: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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