The British £20 note contains images of 5G and coronavirus? Fact Check

Conspiracy themed messages online claim that the British £20 note contains an image of the coronavirus structure as well as a mast giving off 5G signals.

FALSE

An example of such is below.

The claim ties into the broader conspiracy that purports 5G is causing or exacerbating the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, and because the images of the coronavirus and 5G mast appear on the £20 note, this is proof of this conspiracy.

As if “population control” themed conspiracies are typically not absurd enough, conspiracy theorists also often claim that those shadowy figures behind them are also determined to leave obscure or subtle clues to their evil transgressions on everyday items.

This is particularly popular with “illuminati” themed conspiracies but can also extend to any conspiracy that purports some type of “world order” or form of population control. The latest offshoot of this is that governments across the world are infecting their citizens with dangerous 5G radiation, and in the case of the UK, have left subtle inferences to such on the British £20 note.

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Of course, such claims are easily dismissible with only rudimentary research into what the “offending” symbols actually are.

Claim 1: The purple patch with the letter T is actually a diagram of the coronavirus

Incorrect. While there may be a cursory resemblance, that is all. The inside of the circle does not accurately represent what diagrams of the coronavirus look like.

In reality, the purple patch is a representation of the new staircase in the Tate Britain museum. The letter T presumably denotes this, and the thick crescent shape inside the purple patch represents the shape the staircase makes in its centre, and the 8 “prongs” on the outside are designed to match the 4 entrances and 4 enclaves that encircle the staircase on the top floor. An image of the staircase is below.

The artist on the £20 note, JMW Turner, has his self-portrait currently on display at Tate Britain.

This was confirmed by the Bank of England.

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Claim 2: The £20 features a mast emitting 5G signals

Again, this claim is easily dismissible, since the Bank of England themselves announced that this is actually Margate lighthouse. Again, this can easily be verified simply by looking at an image of the lighthouse and seeing the clear resemblance.

Any claims that the £20 secretly harbours clues to the various “5G causes coronavirus” conspiracies is based on demonstrably inaccurate speculation and no evidence whatsoever.

Again, there is no reason to believe 5G causes the coronavirus, and this claim has been repeatedly rubbished by leading experts on infectious diseases.