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