'They’re building a massive lasagne': man behind WhatsApp virus spoof revealed
by Jim Waterson Media editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#511JQ)
Spoof audio clip poking fun at coronavirus misinformation is eaten up by frazzled Britons
It started off as an ad-libbed joke for some friends in a football banter group and ended up being heard by vast numbers of Britons within hours.
But the man responsible for a joke WhatsApp audio clip that claimed the Ministry of Defence was about to requisition Wembley Stadium to cook the world's biggest lasagne has said his viral success also shows the risks of believing everything that gets sent to you on the messaging service.
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