The Football Association (FA) has been forced to deny claims that Wembley Stadium is being used as an oven to cook a giant lasagne to help feed those self-isolating during the coronavirus outbreak after a joke claiming as much went viral.
Billy McLean, a 29-year-old software salesman from London, had sent the message in jest following swathes of misinformation being circulated about the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in Britian.
Several unsourced social media posts have gone viral since the outbreak began, with many claiming to know friends of friends that work in the British government and hence know their plans well in advance of the 'news' becoming public.