The Propaganda Files'6G doesn't exist': outlets mocked Trump's call for 6G, already in research
After Trump tweeted that he wanted '5G, and even 6G' in the U.S., multiple outlets ran headlines saying 6G 'doesn't exist.' PCMag had reported ten months earlier that 6G research was already under way in Finland.
Who it favored: Democrats
Mocked Trump over a technology already in research.
The pieces
- CNBC: Trump hints at a softer stance on Huawei in a bizarre '6G' tweethttps://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/21/trump-sends-bizarre-6g-tweet-as-china-trade-talks-resume.html
- Mashable via Yahoo: Sorry, Trump. 6G is not a thing.https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sorry-trump-6g-not-thing-174445696.html
- PCMag: With 5G Still in the Works, 6G Is Already Taking Shape (Apr. 19, 2018)https://www.pcmag.com/article/360533/what-is-6g
The other side
6G was not a deployed standard in 2019; outlets were saying it couldn't be rolled out, which was accurate, though the framing mocked the idea.
Why it's here
This is filed under Subversion, not graded as a lie. What subversion means.