“King Charles is not dead.” The British Embassy in Ukraine denies the news about the death of Charles III.

Disinformation is already on the front page of English tabloids. Since Sunday, rumors have been circulating on social media that the King of the United Kingdom, Charles III, died of cancer this Sunday, March 17. Dozens of posts on the X platform have gone viral discussing the death of the King of England, who “died suddenly yesterday afternoon.” When others point to flags at half-mast in British government buildings or relay a purported official announcement from Buckingham Palace.

This information, reported in particular by Russian and Ukrainian media, adds to the series of “fake news” directed at the English royal family since last week.

“Fake News”

“Several media outlets (Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian) report the death of King Charles III. Nothing on the BBC. Kremlin disinformation. The information was transmitted by independent mass media, not only through propaganda,” warns independent journalist Andrey Vaitovich on the air of X. Before quickly adding. “Only a few minutes later we are talking about fake news. It is surprising that the “independent” media picked up the information, knowing clearly that there is a whole record in the case of the king’s death. The information war continues.”

Faced with this new speculation, the British Embassy in Ukraine was quick to respond. “We would like to inform you that the news about the death of King Charles III is false,” we can read in the official message published in X this Monday afternoon.

Worrying cancer

But don’t they say that there is no smoke without fire? As mentioned Vanity Fair , “Most of these records come from Eastern European accounts.” “Some can see the hand bots The Russians, who specialize in spreading false information to create unrest in Western countries. Even if at the moment nothing allows us to find out the source of this news,” the media continues.

The fact remains that Charles III’s health concerns the British people. On February 5, less than a year and a half after succeeding his mother, Elizabeth II, the monarch announced that he was suffering from cancer. Although we do not know exactly what type of pathology he was diagnosed with, it will not be related to the surgery he underwent for benign prostatic hypertrophy in late January. The fact remains that, according to his doctors, Charles will remain out of public life for an unknown period of time, even if the British tabloids have already confirmed his presence at Trooping the Color in June. But since then, the kingdom has been thinking. After waiting so many years to ascend the throne of England, could Charles III give it up and abdicate?