YouTuber under fire for coronavirus video prank, claimed it was to ‘raise awareness’


A coronavirus prank video uploaded on Feb 6 has received more than 1,000 dislikes from viewers. — YouTube screengrab

A YouTuber is under fire for posting a coronavirus prank video where he got actors in hazmat suits to chase down a man pretending to have the virus in public spaces.

The video uploaded on Feb 6 was shot over several locations in Los Angeles in the US by creator Kennedy Moore, who goes under the handle kmoorethegoat, on YouTube. It has received over 1,000 dislikes from viewers with most of them describing the video as tasteless and offensive.

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