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Originally posted on The Bipartisan Press

False.

Messages being posted on Facebook and Whatsapp are claiming that the internet is at risk of crashing due to the increased bandwidth usage from the coronavirus.

These message makes similar claims that:

  1. Countries are issues guidelines to restrict internet usage, such as by limiting streaming to SD
  2. The internet could crash due to the increased bandwidth usage
  3. Sending less Whatsapp messages/Facebook posts will help prevent the internet from crashing.

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