Published 14:02 IST, March 11th 2020

Daniel Radcliffe does not have Coronavirus, actor's representative slams all false reports

Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe was reported to have the globally spread Coronavirus. However, his representative cleared the air and slammed all false news

Reported by: Shrishaila Bhandary
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Twitter was in chaos when a fake BBC account falsely claimed that Daniel Rcliffe of Harry Potter fame is  first-ever celebrity to be contacted with Coronavirus. However, according to a media report, a representative of actor denied any such rumor. representative revealed that ne of reports makes sense and assured of  actor’s wellbeing. representative cleared air and said that he does t have virus.

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Daniel Rcliffe does t have Coronavirus 

chaos was fuelled when a fake Twitter account under name @BBCNewsTonight tweeted that Daniel Rcliffe is infected with  Coronavirus. tweet re, “BREAKING: Daniel Rcliffe tests positive for coronavirus. actor is said to be first famous person to be publicly confirmed." tweet has w been deleted and account has been terminated for breaking community guidelines and codes.

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However, tweet was live for more than seven hours and was also shared multiple times. followers of account thought it's true and shared it over seven hundred times on Twitter. account h a reach of only 125 followers but retweeting act by Maggie Haberman of New York Times and  Blake Hounshell of Politico increased engment of Twitteratis. However, both journalists have taken down ir tweets and wrote an apology to followers, who were shocked at news of Daniel Rcliffe getting Coronavirus.

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14:02 IST, March 11th 2020