This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a fresh wave of online conspiracy theories around fears of a future 'cashless society'.
Social media expert Tristan Hotham told Business Insider such conspiracies consist in a "grey area [that risks] sending users down the rabbit hole". The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a fresh wave of online conspiracy theories around fears of a future "cashless society."Square The 700-word post – which has so far been shared 344,000 times – claims there will be "no more money in birthday cards ... no more charity collections ... banks [will] have full control of every single penny you own [and] the government will decide what you can and cannot purchase". by a user named Louise Fallon, where it received 18,000 retweets and 56,000 likes, and before that by Colorado resident David Tweedy, again on Facebook, where it received 219,000 shares.
The World Health Organization was forced to clarify its position on cash payments in March, claiming British media reports had misrepresented its position on the issue. The Daily Telegraph, a British broadsheet, previously cited the WHO in anthe organization's guidance had been "misrepresented" in news articles suggesting bank notes could spread COVID-19, adding: "We said you should wash your hands after handling money, especially if handling or eating food.
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