Russian media “died” King Charles: Fake news rage, embassy response

The British embassy in Moscow was forced to make an official disclaimer for its alleged man confirming that the king is still alive. Russian media broadcast on Monday (18.03.2024) that King Charles died, based on anonymous sources and on a fake announcement from Buckingham Palace about Charles’ death. In particular, many Russian news sites and their social media accounts reported that the king died at the age of 75 as a result of cancer complications, citing “unnamed sources” in an unexplained flow of posts. This happened as the image of a false statement from the Buckingham Palace was released on social media reporting Charles’ “sudden death”. “King Charles III of Great Britain died at the age of 75, media reports reported,” said the Russian news agency Sputnik. And he added: “There is no information about this on the royal family website or in the British media”. A few minutes later their stories were updated after they were forced down after reports that the king was not really dead. The British embassy in Moscow made an angry statement in X: “The reports of the death of King Charles III of Great Britain are false! “ A similar message was issued by the British embassy in Kiev: “We would like to inform you that the news of King Charles III’s death is false”. Putin’s mistake or propaganda? Several news agencies reported the false news, but it was not immediately clear whether they had made a mistake or whether Vladimir Putin’s propaganda engine was behind all this. ️Сообшения о смерти Короля Великобритани Карла III – Бейк! — UKinRussia🇬🇧🇷🇺 (@ukinrussia) The fake news was reproduced by RIA, Readkovka and Mash agencies, all adjacent friendly to the re-elected Russian president. Everything was done after corrections. The Mash media wrote: “British King Charles III died, Buckingham Palace reports. Elizabeth II’s son ascended to the throne less than a year ago—the coronation took place on 6 May 2023. He was 75 years old”. After the embassy announced Russian media updated the news and Mash wrote: “The message about King Charles’ death was false. Let us remember that a few months ago he was diagnosed with cancer.” “The false news of Charles III’s death spread quickly and was equally quickly refuted. The King of Great Britain is alive and continues to deal with his business. At least that’s what Buckingham Palace says.” Even Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s spokesman, Maria Zaharova, entered the battle, posting: “London looks pathetic”. It says that it has still not become known whether the fake news about King Charles’ alleged death is due to some “wrong” or if he is part of Putin’s propaganda as after his sweeping victory in the presidential election many Western countries, including Britain, blamed the Kremlin for “fixed elections”. Information from Dailymail