Daniel Radcliffe has been forced to deny claims he has tested positive for Covid-19.
On Tuesday, a fake BBC News Twitter account falsely claimed that the actor had tested positive for the coronavirus.
The tweet, which has since been deleted, was posted by a page with the username @BBCNewsTonight.
The tweet read, “BREAKING: Daniel Radcliffe tests positive for coronavirus. The actor is said to be the first famous person to be publicly confirmed.”
Fake BBC account with 125 followers fake-infected Daniel Radcliffe with covid-19.
Link resolves to a genuine BBC news alert page that hasn’t been updated since 2017. pic.twitter.com/vJk3gBEtQj
— Jane Lytvynenko ????????♀️????????♀️????????♀️ (@JaneLytv) March 10, 2020
After being contacted by Buzzfeed News, Daniel’s publicist confirmed the actor hasn’t tested positive for Covid-19.
The Twitter account that posted the tweet has since been suspended for violating Twitter rules and guidelines.
