EXCLUSIVE
A Sydney influencer has called in lawyers after she was wrongly identified as the mummy blogger accused of drugging her baby to fake the child’s brain tumour.
Instagram gossip site Influencers in the Wild, which has more than five million followers, falsely named innocent Sophia Begg, 20, in the shocking mistake.
The now-deleted post was up for more than four hours and garnered hundreds of comments before being hastily deleted.
But he claimed Begg, known online as Sopha Dopha, was the unidentified woman who had allegedly been poisoning her daughter to gain influence and donations.
“I was extremely confused as to why my name was involved as I have nothing to do with the situation,” Begg told Daily Mail Australia.
‘It’s shocking Such a careless mistake could be made and the effects it could have on such a large platform.
The page, owned by George Resch, who goes by the online name Tank Sinatra, also incorrectly named Begg’s partner as Jake Golding.
The US-based account alleged the couple’s baby had been a victim of the shocking scam, despite Begg and Golding having no children.
Sophia Begg has over a million followers and has no idea why she was named the mother who poisoned her baby.
The incorrect fake post was online for four hours Saturday morning before being removed.
Begg has sought legal advice and is concerned that people may believe incorrect information.
“Australian influencer Sophia Begg and her partner Jake Golding have been accused of faking their baby’s illness to gain money and the sympathy of their followers,” the post read.
‘It was claimed that her daughter Isla had a rare genetic condition called MCADD, but fans and medical staff noticed inconsistencies in her story and medical details.
“The couple had received $60,000 through fundraising efforts, including GoFundMe.”
Content creator Begg, who has more than a million followers on TikTok, was already aware of the serious allegations against the Queensland mother of four.
Police took her daughter into care as part of their investigation into the allegations and her husband branded her a monster online after the allegations emerged last week.
Now Begg fears she will be caught up in the angry public reaction to the hoax.
“People made jokes about my last name in reference to the situation.” Begg told Daily Mail Australia.
“Having a big following in Australia and that account has a big following in the US who might not know who I am, it’s annoying that they might think it was me.
The page is owned by well-known meme creator George Resch, who goes by Tank Sinatra online.
“I sent a message to the responsible account immediately stating that they had the wrong name and to remove the post.”
However, his response outraged her.
She said it simply said “Just deleted, appreciate you reaching out, I had no idea, I’ll go back and look at the original news source.”
Begg has now sought legal advice over the error.
“They attached a news article that didn’t mention my name or the other name,” he said. ‘My team is currently in contact with my lawyers.
‘This can be very damaging when the media randomly and carelessly publishes a name without any justification.
“The media needs to be more careful and responsible for the damage they can cause with this type of careless behavior.”
Begg made headlines last year at an Australian-themed costume party when he dressed up as the stingray that killed Steve Irwin.
He later apologized and insisted that he loved The Crocodile Hunter and had no intention of offending.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Influencers in the Wild and George Resch for comment.