The broadcaster shared the fake update during a television segment on Friday.
He has previously spoken in favour of the privatisation of Channel 4 and recently criticised the BBC’s coverage of events such as the Downing Street parties as “gleeful and disrespectful”.
The actor said he had ‘betrayed the trust’ of the organisation in a statement.
The episode was broadcast to more than 5.7 million, leaving the former optometrist distraught.
"While progressive outlets have to scrape for cash, right-wing platforms like GB News can haemorrhage money in with the comfort that they'll always be propped up by wealthy ideologues," Sam Bright said.
"Whatever happens next one fact has been established today. The police think Covid laws were broken in some of the very buildings where they were being set."
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