A FAKE message pretending to be from the Basingstoke Gazette is being sent via WhatsApp and on Twitter, suggesting there is a confirmed case of the coronavirus in the area.

The message reads ‘Basingstoke Gazette: Basingstoke and North Hampshire hospital have confirmed a case of coronavirus within the area. Check to follow updates’.

It includes a link to click on for further information. 

However, the post then links to a graphic photograph of a naked man with his genitalia on show.