US EditionTourists Flock to Buckingham Palace for 'Christmas Market'
AI-generated images falsely suggested a Buckingham Palace Christmas market, leading to tourist confusion; the Palace clarified only a pop-up Royal Mews shop is open with official royal gifts.
- This past week viral images circulated showing a market outside Buckingham Palace, but the Royal residence clarified there is no Christmas Market, only a pop-up shop at the Royal Mews.
- Royal Collection Trust announced the Royal Mews Christmas Shop on its website, running from November 14 to January 5 with official royal gifts and festive exclusives.
- Travelers, a travel account with 2.6 million followers, promoted then deleted the Buckingham Palace market post, while LoveAndLondon on TikTok captured screenshots and warned followers, and TikTok users admitted they nearly traveled.
- Visitors can choose established markets across the capital, including Borough Market from December 1 to January 6 and Southbank Centre from October 31 to December 26.
- Social posts warned readers to verify AI-generated tips before travelling, with messages saying `Be careful with AI-generated London tips- not everything you see online is real,` and Travelers posted updates listing legitimate London Christmas markets.
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▶️ Bright tulips in the Netherlands, a water park in the middle of Santorini in Greece, a cable car up the mountains in Malaysia... Content generated by artificial intelligence is flourishing all over the world with false tourist advertising. The latest example is the Christmas market at Buckingham Palace in London, but it does not exist. Some travelers have traveled hundreds of kilometers and were very disappointed upon arrival. (Travel).
Content created by artificial intelligence led tourists to believe that a Christmas market had been set up in front of the royal residence in London.
It glows and sparkles: on social media, AI-generated photos in front of a Christmas Market in front of Buckingham Palace – and attract visitors. They seem to take the disappointment on site.
Images circulating on social networks suggested that a Christmas market was being held for the first time at Buckingham Palace in London.
Several hundred tourists were trapped by a false Christmas market announcement organized at Buckingham Palace. An announcement created from every piece, in reality, by artificial intelligence.
Social media images increase the anticipation of Christmas markets – the more sobering it is when the advertised market proves to be fiction.
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