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<\/p>\nIn the morning today, King Charles was observed departing Windsor Castle and arriving at Clarence House in London, mere hours after erroneous reports from Russian media falsely alleged his passing.<\/p>\n
The 75-year-old monarch was observed in the back of a royal limousine as he departed his Berkshire residence before reaching the capital.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, the British embassy in Moscow had to issue an official statement confirming that King Charles III is still alive, refuting inaccurate reports from Russian media about his death.<\/p>\n
Numerous Russian news outlets and their associated social media accounts spread unverified claims of the King’s demise due to cancer complications, citing unnamed ‘media’ sources in a confusing wave of posts.<\/p>\n
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A fabricated statement allegedly from ‘Buckingham Palace’ announcing Charles’ ‘unexpected death’ circulated on social media.<\/p>\n
Numerous prominent outlets shared the false news, raising questions about whether they had made an error or if Vladimir Putin’s propaganda machine was involved.<\/p>\n
The British embassy’s Telegram channel posted a notice in Russian to clarify that the reports were false.<\/p>\n
“The reports regarding the death of King Charles III of Great Britain are false,” stated the announcement, following a similar message from the British Embassy in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
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Early outlets that initially ran the fake report included RIA, Sputnik, Readkovka, and Mash\u2014strongly pro-Putin outlets\u2014but all later corrected their stories.<\/p>\n
Mash media outlet initially wrote: ‘Britain’s King Charles III has died, Buckingham Palace reports. The son of Elizabeth II ascended the throne less than a year ago\u2014 the coronation took place on May 6, 2023. He was 75 years old.’<\/p>\n
Later, it updated to say ‘the message turned out to be fake,’ while adding: ‘Let us remember that a few months ago he was diagnosed with cancer.’<\/p>\n
However, the outlet later stated: ‘The fake news about the death of Charles III quickly spread and was just as quickly debunked.<\/p>\n
‘The King of Great Britain is alive and continues to go about his business. At least that’s what Buckingham Palace says.’<\/p>\n
Even Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, joined the fray, posting: ‘London looks pathetic.’<\/p>\n
Pro-Kremlin BAZA online media posted: ‘The Russian media reported the death of British King Charles III with reference to a document allegedly published by Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n
‘The screenshot of the message about the death of Charles III turned out to be fake.’<\/p>\n
The fake palace announcement was dated today and said: ‘The King passed away unexpectedly yesterday afternoon.’<\/p>\n
Independent outlet Meduza stated: ‘A number of media and Telegram channels reported the death of the British King Charles III\u2014with reference to a fake statement from Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n
‘A screenshot of the statement, which became a news source, is provided, in particular, by the BAZA Telegram channel.<\/p>\n
‘This statement is not on the website or social networks of the royal family.’<\/p>\n
Russian state news outlet RIA Novosti corrected its earlier report while admitting it was based on ‘rumours’, stating: ‘The press service of Buckingham Palace denied RIA Novosti rumours about the death of King Charles III.<\/p>\n
‘He continues to conduct official and private affairs.<\/p>\n
‘Information about Charles’ death appeared some time ago in many Russian sources. The basis for it was a certain message, the authorship of which was attributed to Buckingham Palace and which, apparently, turned out to be a fake.’<\/p>\n
State news agency TASS reported that the story was fake.<\/p>\n
The Kremlin’s own newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta, published by Putin’s government, wrote: ‘King Charles III continues to carry out work and private affairs, Buckingham Palace said.<\/p>\n
‘Previously, many Telegram channels published unverified and false information about the death of the monarch.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"