LONDON: Rowan Atkinson, the comedic genius behind Mr. Bean, is the target of the false rumor on social media that he is bedridden and in poor health. A viral image claiming to show Atkinson in a fragile state in 2024 compared to the healthy and happy photo from the 1990s. However, the photo is revealed to be nothing but fake.
A controversy started when numerous fake posts across social media platforms Facebook and TikTok showed Mr. Bean looking very sick and weak. People shared side-by-side photos of him looking healthy and the fake photo of him in bed.
However, various section of media investigated and found a surprising truth. The viral image was not even of Mr. Bean! It was a fake image that went viral.
The viral photo originated from an old news article about a man named Barry Balderstone, who was very sick. Sadly, he passed away due to poor medical care.
A person with a twisted sense of humor edited Barry’s photo to make him
