Santa Clara substation has parody X account, as 49ers injury conspiracies continue to swirl

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KGO) -- It's a new season for the 49ers, but the injury bug has once again hit them. It's only training camp and the team has already racked up a sizeable injury list.

But there's also a lingering viral conspiracy theory that the team can't seem to shake, despite medical experts and the NFL denouncing it. That theory is that the electrical substation next to Levi's Stadium and the team's practice facility is contributing to the injury plague that the 49ers have faced.

With this theory not going away, a new account playing off the idea has popped up on X called "Electrical Substation."

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The account's first post was on August 3, and it is mainly sharing memes of the 49ers and their injury woes, personifying the substation and its "thoughts and feelings."



The bio of the account says, "Was never my intention to cause trouble, it's just my nature," and it has a pinned post saying, "I'm just here doing my job and everyone is mad at me."



The account even claimed "BRANDON AIYUK IS NOT MY FAULT."

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It's in the same vein as the iconic Karl the Fog account, personifying San Francisco's most famous weather pattern and looking for the downfall of sunny days.



The viral substation theory has popped up several times, even prompting questions during a Super Bowl press conference in February.

Interim NFLPA Executive Director David White said medical experts have found no evidence supporting the claim, though the union remains in communication with the league and players. 49ers General Manager John Lynch has previously said the organization is reviewing the issue.

A Bay Area doctor has told ABC7 Eyewitness News that the theory is baseless.



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