![]() Sinhala version of this fact check can be seen here.įollow us and stay up to date with our latest fact checks.įacebook | Twitter | Instagram | Google Newsįact Crescendo Sri Lanka has found that the reemerging death claims related to Mr. Bean being featured in the upcoming sixth season of Peaky Blinders series as seen here, here and here We also noticed that few news publishers and fan pages had published posts about Mr. The reports about that can be reached from here and here. The reemergence of the fake Tweets could be one of the reasons for spreading this rumor. This fake news, named as FOX breaking news, has been emerging a few times since a few years ago.įoreign media reports say that those rumors are completely false. The following snapshot is captured from AFP Fact Check which shows the claim since May 29, 2021. We have found that just a few months earlier in late May, 2021, there was a similar claim also stating “he has passed away” as well. Rowan Atkinson, also known as Mr Bean around the world, has become a target of death hoax a couple times already. “PBJ Management” rejected that viral claim and clearly stated that “ We can safely say that Mr Atkinson is absolutely fine”. We had contacted the official agent of Rowan, PBJ management regarding this viral claim. The photo attached with the claim that “he has passed away” is also seen in a Facebook page called “ Agaba Francis Page” which was posted last morning.įact Crescendo Sri Lanka had started to check and verify this claim directly by clarifying with his official agent and checking with reliable sources. ![]() Similarly, this claim was widely spread by many Facebook pages and users. The description went on to say that the 1955 born English actor, comedian and writer is best known for his work on the sitcoms Blackadder (1983–1989) and Mr. Bean (1990–1995).īelow is a screenshot captured from the Facebook page with the caption in English saying “ R.I.P sir Rowan Sebastian “Mr.bean” Atkinson Born: January 6,1995-Died: November 22, 2021”. On November 23, 2021, one of the Facebook pages called “ O Dear” posted a photo attached with the text claiming “Rest In Peace” on the portrait photo of a famous comedy actor, Rowan Sebastian Atkinson or famously known as “Mr. Bean”. This is about our investigation of this claim. However, after clarifying with his official agent we were able to clarify that it was yet another death hoax on this world famous British Comedian It was reshared and reacted with many mixed comments and was consumed as a real incident by many Facebook users. Bean has just passed away” were posted recently on Facebook as well as other social media platforms. Many viral photos attached with a claim saying “Mr.
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