alive and breathing.
King Charles/Screenshot, Instagram screenshot chrisjacksongetty
The last few weeks at Buckingham Palace are particularly stormy weeks to the extent that maybe someone should go over and check the mezuzahs there, or at least burn some sage to purify the atmosphere.
While the royal family is still managing the media crisis surrounding Princess
Kate Middleton
and trying to fend off any rumor about her medical condition (or mental, or marital...), they are now forced to deal with another particularly vicious rumor.
The Russian media websites, which are affiliated with
President Putin
, reported during the day the surprising death of
King Charles III
and claimed that the king passed away on Sunday.
Also added to the reports were screenshots of a message about the king's death that supposedly came out of Buckingham Palace, a message that, as mentioned, did not exist and was not created, and a reference to the king's medical condition, as it was recently discovered that he had cancer.
According to the claim of the British news sites, the distribution of this fake news did not happen by chance, and came after Putin's victory in the presidential election was criticized in Britain.
Of course, any connection between the fake reports and President Putin has not been proven.
A clarification issued by one of the Russian networks that reported the death of the king said: "The fake news about the death of Charles III spread quickly and was disproved just as quickly. The king of Great Britain is alive and continues to go about his business. At least so says Buckingham Palace. Officials said the same after the first news. About the death of Elizabeth II. Exactly four hours later an official statement was issued: The Queen is dead. What was it and is everything so rosy for the current British monarch?"
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