As , most people are doing what they can to be helpful and spread facts, but even in these scary times there are still internet trolls who insist on spreading false info for literally!
no! reason! Case in point: A Twitter account posed as a fake BBC Breaking News account with the goals of (a) spreading fake news and (b) concerning the masses.
The user started a rumor that Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe has , which his . In the tweet, the since-deleted account wrote, "BREAKING: Daniel Radcliffe tests positive for coronavirus.
The actor is said to be the first famous person to be publicly confirmed." Obviously, this is fake news, but a slew of journalists from The New York Times, CBS News, and Politico fell for it by retweeting it,
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