The news broke in the Russian media on Monday afternoon. King Charles III was dead. He was not, but no one really had time to check the details. The saga of the royal family finally had its latest twist: a viral Russian disinformation angle.

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The UK has had to deny rumours run by pro-Vladimir Putin media outlets in Russia that King Charles died on Sunday that included a mocked up Buckingham Palace death announcement

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A false statement announcing the death of the King has been circulated in Russia. The notice, which was purported to have been released by Buckingham Palace,...

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King Charles was recently diagnosed with cancer (Picture: Reuters) The British Embassy in Russia was forced to announce that King Charles is very much alive after Russian media outlets reported he had died. A screenshot of a mocked-up Buckingham Palace death announcement spread widely in Russia after several prominent outlets reported the news. It’s not immediately clear if Vladimir Putin’s propaganda machine was behind the message, but the stun…

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Notice purported to have been released by Buckingham Palace said: ‘The King passed away unexpectedly yesterday afternoon’

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Multiple British embassies are shooting down “fake” reports claiming King Charles III has died. “We would like to inform you that the news about the death of King Charles III is fake,” a social media account for the British embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, posted on Monday on X, formerly known as Twitter. The U.K.’s embassy in Azerbaijan shared…

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King Charles was diagnosed with cancer in February following a separate stint in hospital, taking on reduced duties since.

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Fact Check: False rumor that King Charles III is dead spread by Russians

It was on Monday afternoon (Mar 18) that the news of British monarch King Charles III's death broke in the Russian media.
This disinformation spread by Russian media soon went viral with no one really verifying the details of the news as well as its source.
The rumour soon gained ground after it was shared on Vedomosti's Telegram channel. Vedomosti is one of the most respected business newspapers in Russia. 
The news shared carried a photo of Ki…

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Russian Media Behind Fake King Charles Death Rumors

A strange propaganda has been allowed by Russian media to distract from the electoral farce around Vladimir Putin. On Monday, the news was spread that British King Charles III had suddenly died. In several Russian media and Russian social media channels, a fake message from Buckingham Palace was circulated, stating that King Charles had suddenly died. Flag videos from 2022 Were also distributed, showing the flag over the palace at half-mast - wh…

Eine seltsame Propaganda haben sich russische Medien einfallen lassen, um von der Wahl-Farce rund um Wladimir Putin abzulenken. So wurde am Montag die Nachricht verbreitet, der britische König Charles III. sei plötzlich verstorben.  In mehreren russischen Medien und auf russischen Social-Media-Kanälen wurde unter anderem eine gefälschte Mitteilung aus dem Buckingham-Palast verbreitet, mit dem Inhalt, dass König Charles plötzlich verstorben sei. …

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