News claiming that King Charles III has died after succumbing to prostate cancer has taken the Internet by Storm. Users on social media platforms are fiercely sharing this news and expressing grief over King Charles III’s sudden demise.

Sharing an image of King Charles III, an account by the name of @TruthLiveOnX wrote: “BREAKING: SOURCE REPORTS KING CHARLES HAS DIED AFTER SUCCUMBING TO PROSTRATE CANCER AT THE AGE OF 75”

Subsequently, other users also shared this news on X and made similar claims.

Fact-Check

The DFRAC team investigated this news and found a media report dated March 18, from the TASS News agency stating: “We are happy to confirm that The King is continuing with official and private business,” Buckingham Palace told a TASS correspondent”.

Upon investigating further, we found a tweet on the X handle of the British Embassy in Ukraine mentioning that we would like to inform you that the news about the death of King Charles III is fake.

In addition, a media report by NDTV published on March 19 cited that the British Embassy in Ukraine and Buckingham Palace were forced to announce that King Charles was very much alive after Russian media reported he had died.

Furthermore, another media report from Business Standard dated March 19 stated: “British officials on Monday refuted the rumours surrounding the alleged death of King Charles III, heavily reported by multiple media outlets earlier in the day. As many Russian media outlets announced the death of the UK King, the British Embassy in Ukraine issued a response saying that the “news about the death of King Charles III is fake.”

Conclusion

It is clear from DFRAC’s fact-check that the viral news claiming King Charles III has died after succumbing to prostate cancer is completely fake as Buckingham Palace has refuted this news and stated that King Charles III is continuing to carry out his duties.

Analysis: Fake