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According to the text with which it is being disseminated, The "people of China rose up and began to knock down 5G antennas, which would be a great damage to humanity\" (sic). It is a hoax. The video was recorded in 2019 in Hong Kong and are protesters pulling down a \"smart streetlight\" with surveillance functions such as facial recognition. ![\\"\\"](\\" Streetlight.jpg\\") ## It is not a 5G antenna, it is a 'smart streetlight' with capacity for facial recognition Through a keyword search we found an article by August 2019 published in The Atlantic in which they explained that in Hong Kong there were demonstrations over the development of surveillance devices installed in the streets. Among these devices are "street lights smart\" that have facial recognition sensors and cameras. In In the photo of the article we can verify that it is the same type of street lamp that is see in the video. ![\\"\\"](\\" China-1024x432.jpg\\"/)On the left, the image from The Atlantic article and on the right a screenshot of the video The Financial Times also published an article about the protests in Hong Kong. In addition, we have found the video, which is being shared on networks from except the month of May, and which has been published on YouTube since August 2019, as you can see here. We have also looked for the building that appears at the bottom of the video and on Google Maps we have verified that, indeed, it is located in Hong Kong. ![\\"\\"](\\" Kong-1024x432.jpg\\"/)On the left, a screenshot of the video and on the right, a screenshot of Google Maps ## There is no evidence that 5G is a health risk The content also says that "there is a group of scientists and doctors who have request to the European Union asking that the launch of 5G be stopped\" for being harmful to health. In this Maldita Ciencia article I already told you We explain that there is no evidence that 5G is dangerous to health and in In this other article we tell you in depth the false claims and misinformation about Brussels and the alleged effect of 5G on the environment and health. 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The people of China rose up and began to knock down 5G antennas