*WASHINGTON – A number of celebrities have fallen victim to a death hoax inthe age of social media. Rowan Atkinson, who plays famous Mr. Bean, becamevictim of the hoax, once again.*
A death hoax that the 63-year-old actor died in a car crash whileattempting to do a stunt has been circulating the internet. But, Mr.Atkinson is not dead.
The latest viral death hoax was an attempt to spread a computer virus,according to website Hoax slayer.[image: Mr Bean Rowan Atkinson dead rumour]link fake postthat has gone viral on Facebook claiming Mr. Bean is no more!
This is not the first time he fell victim to a hoax. The article firstcirculated and made headlines in July 2017 for claiming the actor died in astunt.
Atkinson was also victim to a second hoax in March 2017 that also falselyreported his death.
The latest also included a video with a play button that invited people towatch, which leads to a website asking people to share on Facebook andcomplete a security test, according to the site.
But after sharing, the site instead offers a support phone number wherescammers were allegedly trying to get the callers’ credit card information.
Atkinson is just the latest celebrity to fall victim to a death hoax. *JurassicPark* actor Jeff Goldblum also had a fake report circulate in 2009 and hismom believed it.
[image: Mr. Bean]
“Yes, someone had put online that I had fallen off a cliff in New Zealand,”Goldblum, 65, recalled. “Before we got the word out and I could calleverybody, yes, my mom. She called and was like, ‘Jeffrey, are you alright?Are you alright?’ ”
He continued, “And then a friend of mine [who] very tearfully andhysterically left a message.”