YouTube video that suggests 5G internet causes COVID-19 has some people convinced their smartphones could kill them. Meanwhile, critics of the video-which was filmed at a March 12 health summit in Tucson, Arizona, and uploaded to YouTube by the account Parents for Healthcare Rights-are slamming it and saying that it's spreading bogus information in the midst of a very real and serious global crisis.

The video shows a presentation by Dr. Thomas Cowan, M.D, who claims that, because Africa was not as affected by the coronavirus outbreak at first, there was reason to believe 5G could be the cause of the virus. His argument was, "Africa is not a 5G region." That line of thinking seems to be debunked as of Thursday, since the World Health Organization has confirmed around 640 cases of coronavirus in Africa, according to the BBC.

5G is a new internet technology launched by mobile companies in 2020. It operates on the same concept as a 4G smartphone but is expected to be faster and more reliable when it comes to internet speeds.

Cowan's 5G claims were slammed and debunked by people from all over the internet. The YouTube channel TechMagnet laid out a 20-minute explanation for why Cowan's claims are "fake news." Still, some commenters didn't believe TechMagnet's argument.

"*Government sends dude to throw off the human race," user ContentCentral commented on the TechMagnet video. "Sounds like you have a pay out from the top mobile companies!!! Lying to the people! 5g is dangerous," wrote Marie Whittall.

Some people agreed with Cowan's point in the comments section of the video featuring his presentation. "As they put 60+ more satellites in our sky 4 MONTHS ago, and before CORVID19.... This guy is SPOT ON," wrote user C K.

Even musician Keri Hilton joined in the conversation. "People have been trying to warn us about 5G for YEARS," she wrote in a now-deleted tweet captured by HuffPost. "Petitions, organizations, studies...what we're going thru is the affects [sic] of radiation. 5G launched in CHINA. Nov 1, 2019. People dropped dead. See attached & go to my IG stories for more. TURN OFF 5G by disabling LTE!!!"



Some Twitter users even made the point themselves.

2003 - 3G introduced to the world
2003 - SARS outbreak

2009 - 4G introduced to the world
2009 - Swine flu outbreak

2020 - 5G introduced to the world
2020 - Coronavirus outbreak

Make your own mind up....

— Jonno Reilly (@Jonno_Reilly) March 15, 2020

So there is no #Coronavirus the virus is a scam...its actually 5G towers killing us and Wuhan were the first to be affected.. China built over 100,000 5G towers. It was actually planned years ago to depopulate and keep a low vibrational state. Just did my research...
--- La Fur (@7FiftyTheDon) March 12, 2020

The roll out of 5G and the #coronavirus map.... Almost identical 🤔 pic.twitter.com/PAofzMEuS4

— Goat In A Moat (@goat_in_a_moat1) March 15, 2020

There’s no corona virus. It’s radiation poisoning due to 5G towers. Call me crazy but do your research

— Cam (@PhilWeezy_) March 11, 2020

Others were baffled by the conversation and claimed there's no validity to the argument that 5G phones and cell towers are causing coronavirus or death by radiation.

Dr. Georges C. Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association told HuffPost that the claim made in the YouTube video is false. "COVID-19 is caused by a virus that came through a natural animal source and has no relation to 5G or any radiation linked to technology," he wrote in an email.

COVID-19 is widely known as a quick-spreading respiratory virus, and there are more than 246,000 confirmed cases globally.