Has Daniel Radcliffe been infected with coronavirus? Fact Check

Online rumours claim that Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe has been tested positive for coronavirus.

FALSE

The rumour was started by the Twitter account @BBCNewsTonight which posted the below tweet.

BREAKING: Daniel Radcliffe tests positive for coronavirus. The actor is said to be the first famous person to be publicly confirmed.
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That tweet included a link to the BBC News website.

The news is false. The Twitter account does not belong to the BBC News channel. The link included in the tweet led to a page on the BBC News website that had nothing to do with any story about coronavirus or Daniel Radcliffe.

The Twitter account @BBCNewsTonight has now been suspended by Twitter.

The actor’s publicist has since told reporters that the claims are “not true”.