This Monday, March 18, rumors related to the death of King Charles III circulated on social networks and in the Russian media. The British embassy in Ukraine was forced to react.

Rumors about the death of King Charles III have angered the British embassy in Ukraine in recent hours. This false information, which circulated massively on social networks and in certain Russian media this Monday, March 18, ended up triggering an official statement from the British embassy in Ukraine.

“King Charles III of Great Britain has died at the age of 75, according to media reports,” reported, for example, the Russian news agency Sputnik.

“We want to inform you that the news about the death of King Charles III is false,” the embassy responded on the social network, in a message written in bright red.

A wave of fake news

As pointed out daily mail, the official Russian news agency RIA Novosti corrected its initial information, although it admitted that it was based on “rumors.” “The press service of Buckingham Palace denied RIA Novosti rumors about the death of King Charles III,” reads a message from the propaganda media.

This massively transmitted misinformation comes in a dual context. First of all, the statements of David Cameron, British Foreign Secretary, who spoke about the re-election of Vladimir Putin this Sunday afternoon. He had commented on elections that seemed neither “free” nor “fair.”

Another point of context, the agitated rumors around the royal family, rather concentrated around the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton. Communication problems continued around the crowned head, leaving the British media imagining every possible scenario.