Celebrity chef Pete Evans has purchased a home device to ‘mitigate’ the supposedly harmful effects of 5G.
After courting controversy during the COVID-19 pandemic by railing against the new mobile technology, the avid conspiracy theorist, 47, said this week his ‘biology of beliefs’ had forced him to ‘err on the side of the caution’.
Discussing the matter with Jason Reynolds on his Evolve podcast, the former My Kitchen Rules star admitted he was aware his new purchase could just have a placebo effect, – but he felt it was better to be ‘safe than sorry’.
‘I bought it because I wouldn’t say I have a state of fear of 5G, but maybe it’s better to be safe than sorry? And maybe this device that I’ve ordered could help mitigate it,’ he said.
His controversial comments come just days after Pete urged Black Lives Matters protesters to tear down 5G cell towers instead of colonial statues following a series of unfounded rants about how high-speed Internet spreads coronavirus.
‘Better to be safe than sorry!’ Celebrity chef and conspiracy theorist Pete Evans, 47, has purchased a home device to ‘mitigate’ the supposedly harmful effects of 5G
Speaking about his bizarre new purchase on his podcast, Pete said: ‘I just got a delivery today of a home device that potentially can help mitigate it [5G].’
Noting that he wasn’t completely sold on the product, he added: ‘Because of the biology of my beliefs, it’s good to know I have that in my home.
‘Even though it might have a placebo effect, it could put me into a state of calmness and not worrying about 5G. The jury’s out to a degree, but I’m on the side of caution.’
Evans has previously suggested the technology is involved in the spread of coronavirus – despite the federal government declaring 5G safe and scientists saying its radiation is incapable of penetrating human tissue.
There is also zero scientific evidence 5G’s rollout can negatively impact your immune system.
But in a post on his Instagram Stories on Monday afternoon, the divisive chef shared a meme calling on those defacing historic statues as part of the Black Lives Matter movement to instead focus their energy on destroying 5G infrastructure.
Fake science:The avid conspiracy theorist (pictured on My Kitchen Rules in 2019 with Manu Feildel, left, and Colin Fassnidge, right) said his ‘biology of beliefs’ had forced him to ‘err on the side of the caution’
‘Caution’: Discussing the matter on his Evolve podcast, the former Channel Seven star said he was aware his new purchase could have nothing more than a placebo effect
‘Instead of tearing down old statues, if you could tear down those 5G towers that’d be great,’ the meme referencing a scene from the 1999 movie Office Space read.
The meme referred to the vandalism of historic statues globally amid race-related protests in recent weeks – allegedly including the Captain Cook statue in Sydney’s Hyde Park in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The post is the latest of a series of bizarre social media posts by the chef – who earlier this month endorsed US President Donald Trump’s threat to use the military against Black Lives Matter protesters following the death of African-American man George Floyd.
Mr Floyd died in the custody of four Minneapolis policemen – with officer Derek Chauvin charged with his murder after footage of him kneeling on Mr Floyd’s throat for almost nine minutes went viral.
Controversial: It comes after Pete (pictured with his wife, Nicola Robinson) took aim at Black Lives Matter protesters and called on them to tear down 5G towers
Divisive: In a post on his Instagram Stories on Monday, the chef shared a meme encouraging Black Lives Matters protesters to divert their attention to destroying 5G towers
The vision sparked outrage across the world and led to riots across the US, which Evans said he believed was part of a media conspiracy staged by ‘the elite’ to distract citizens from the coronavirus pandemic.
In late May, Evans also threw his support behind a controversial protest against 5G and mandatory vaccinations – sharing a poster for the ‘peaceful protest walk’ to Facebook.
‘Wish I could join you all today. These are happening around Australia. Please film it for your record,’ he wrote.
World events: A Black Lives Matter protester pictured in Sydney on June 6. ‘Instead of tearing down old statues, if you could tear down those 5G towers that’d be great,’ the meme Evans shared said
Pictured: 5G protesters campaigning against the mobile technology’s implementation in Australia
Evans was released from his contract at Channel Seven following a spate of controversial and often dangerous statements – mostly relating to coronavirus conspiracy theories.
Evans, who has also shared misleading information about immunisation, has insisted he is not an ‘anti-vaxxer’ but ‘pro-choice’.
Vaccinations are a simple, safe and effective way of protecting people against harmful diseases before they come into contact with them, the Australian Government says.
The jabs protect individuals and others in the community, by reducing the spread of preventable diseases.
Pictured: Police stand guard at a statue of Captain Cook in Hyde Park during a protest rally against Aboriginal deaths on June 12.
Facts: Telecommunications workers on a mobile cell tower at West Ryde in Sydney’s north. There is zero evidence 5G towers negatively impact the immune system or help spread COVID-19
Theory: Earlier this month, he shared a Facebook post stating the riots across the US in response to the death of George Floyd are part of a media conspiracy staged by ‘the elite’ to distract citizens from the coronavirus pandemic
The protest Evans posted about encouraged demonstrators to meet at Hyde Park in Sydney at 12pm on Saturday.
The protesters were told ‘join in’ if they were ‘concerned’ about a list of issues which included the ‘erosion’ of human rights, the government’s COVIDSafe app and media corruption.
The demonstration was also about the ‘draconian shutdown’ of the country during the coronavirus pandemic.
PETE EVANS’ CRITICISM OF MANDATORY VACCINATIONS
Last month, the 47-year-old appeared on The Kyle and Jackie O Show to peddle a disproved theory linking vaccinations with behavioural changes in children.
Evans, who has no medical training, said: ‘I’ve met so many mothers and their children and they tell me, “Hey Pete, my boy or girl was a healthy, functioning beautiful child – and they’re still a beautiful child – but something happened when they got a shot one day.”
‘And within two hours, 12 hours, 24, 48 hours, that little boy or girl completely changed their behaviour. And certainly changed their nature.’
Evans (pictured) has previously linked vaccinations to autism in children. The condition is actually a developmental disorder that has no scientifically proven links to vaccinations
There is no evidence that vaccines can cause such changes in children.
The chef insists, however, that he is not an ‘anti-vaxxer’ but ‘pro-choice’.
Dr Harry Nespolon, the president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, said last month he feared Evans was ‘in trouble’ and advised him to book an appointment with his GP.
Views: Evans has previously thrown his support behind a controversial protest against 5G and mandatory vaccinations
‘Our body, our choice. Australia still has a voice,’ the protesters chanted as they walked slowly through the park.
The vision showed a handful of police officers walk along with the crowd.
A man played his guitar while trudging along and sang ‘I don’t consent, United Nations.’
The demonstrators also held on to signs, some reading ‘freedom is our birth right’ and ‘my body my choice’.
The protest went against the NSW Government’s COVID-19 restrictions at the time which allowed groups of 10 to gather in public.
Evans was also fined $25,200 in April for promoting a lamp he claimed could help treat coronavirus.
Social media: The former MKR judge shared a poster for the ‘peaceful protest walk’ to Facebook at the end of May
The Therapeutic Goods Administration issued two infringement notices Evans’ company for alleged breaches of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.
He live streamed a video on Facebook on April 9 allegedly claiming a ‘Biocharger’ device could be used in relation to ‘Wuhan Coronavirus’.
Anti-vaxxers spread false and dangerous theories, such as vaccines cause autism, based on a completely discredited 1998 medical report that saw the author struck from the medical register.
Before vaccination campaigns in the 1960s and 1970s, diseases such as tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough killed thousands of children, whereas today in Australia, dying from one of these is extremely rare.
Backlash: Evans was released from his contract at Channel 7 following a spate of controversial and often dangerous statements – mostly relating to coronavirus conspiracy theories