This Morning star Eamonn Holmes has broken his silence following reports that broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has received more than 400 complaints after he appeared to back the theory that 5G is to blame for coronavirus.
The TV presenter, 60, seemed to back the conspiracy theory that 5G is somehow to blame for the current pandemic on yesterday’s edition of the show.
Eamonn was back on our screens today alongside wife Ruth Langsford to present This Morning and clarified any misunderstanding over his previous comments.
The ITV star quickly cleared up his views during today’s show and insisted that he does not believe the theory that 5G has caused Covid-19 is valid, and that he was simply “looking for answers”.
Opening Tuesday’s episode of the ITV daytime show with Ruth, Eamonn told viewers: “Both Alice Beer and me agreed in a discussion on this programme that it is not true, and there is no connection between present health concerns and 5G.
Eamonn Holmes spoke out about the “misunderstanding” of his comments regarding the 5G coronavirus theory yesterday
“For the avoidance of any doubt, there is no scientific evidence to substantiate any 5G theories.
“I hope that clears it up.”
He said on Monday’s edition of the ITV daytime show that the media did not know if the 5G theory “was true or not”.
Ruth’s hubby made the remarks on during a segment with the programme’s consumer editor Alice Beer, who said the 5G theory, which has led a number of phone masts to be set alight or vandalised, was “not true and it’s incredibly stupid”.
Eamonn made the remarks on during a segment with the programme’s consumer editor Alice Beer yesterday (Image: ITV)
Eamonn told Alice: “I totally agree with everything you are saying but what I don’t accept is mainstream media immediately slapping that down as not true when they don’t know it’s not true.
“No-one should attack or damage or do anything like that, but it’s very easy to say it is not true because it suits the state narrative.
“That’s all I would say, as someone with an inquiring mind.”
Eamonn and Alice discussed the 5G coronavirus theory yesterday (Image: ITV)
Britain’s media watchdog Ofcom said it had received 419 complaints so far and is assessing a programme on broadcaster ITV after a presenter questioned why the mainstream media had slapped down. Conspiracy theory linking the spread of the deadly virus to 5G masts.
An Ofcom spokeswomen told The Mirror: “We are assessing this programme in full as a priority.”
This Morning airs weekdays on ITV at 10am
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