The death of a Marvel actor has become the most "liked" on Twitter

The news of the death of actor Chadwick Boseman, who is known for his role as Black Panther in Marvel films, has become the most

"liked" on Twitter.

This was reported by the official social network account.The record breaking tweet was posted from Chadwick Boseman's page. Attached is a photo of the actor and an image with text that says Chadwick has been battling colon cancer since 2016. The actor died at home surrounded by family members. The family thanked all fans for their support.

At the time of publication of the news, the tweet had 6.9 million likes and 3 million retweets.

The previous record holder was a 2017 post by Barack Obama, where he quoted Nelson Mandela. This tweet currently has 4.3 million likes.