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Did Jewel Decline Charles' Coronation Invite, Saying He Has 'Enough Big Jewels His Family Stole'?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 4, 2023 This rumor spread amid reports that top performers were declining to perform at King Charles' co ...
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Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8, 2022.

Is This Queen Elizabeth II on Her Coronation Day in 1953?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sep 19, 2022 Princess Elizabeth became queen at age 25, after the death of her father, King George VI.
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There was no sad news about Meghan Markle and she didn't endorse anti-aging skin creams.

False Ads Claim Meghan Markle Died and Endorsed Skincare Products

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb 20, 2023 The scammy ads claimed to reveal "the real reason you don't see Meghan Markle anymore."
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“Still the Queen” and its variants are told about members of the British royal family or will in some other way involve Britain.

'Still the Queen': Here's the Decades-Old Story About Forgetting Someone's Name

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Oct 15, 1999 Versions of the legend involving two people — one of whom can't recall the other's name — date t ...
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Does This Video Show a Naked Child Escaping Buckingham Palace?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 10, 2020 A fictional scandal created for a TV show was turned into a darker and even more fictional scandal.
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A picture shows Queen Elizabeth II seated next to a colonel whose kilt was a little too revealing and may have appeared to some to show his genitals (penis and testicles).

Does Photo Show Queen Elizabeth II and a Colonel's 'Crown Jewels'?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov 23, 2004 According to the rumor, Queen Elizabeth II was photographed with a group of soldiers, including ...
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Was Queen Elizabeth II a descendant of Muhammad?

Was Queen Elizabeth a Descendant of Islamic Prophet Muhammad?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 8, 2022 The rumor hardly has murky origins. In fact, it's plausible.
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A TikTok video from 2020 appeared to show Queen Elizabeth II in a selfie video captured by a member of the royal Queen's Guard also known as a Beefeater.

Did a Royal Guard Film a TikTok Selfie with Queen Elizabeth II?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sep 9, 2022 Readers asked about a TikTok video that appeared to show a member of the Queen's Guard recording ...
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Person, Human, Marching

Is This a Real Video of a Queen’s Guard Shooting at a Tourist?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 16, 2022 The guards really don’t like to be bothered.
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Person, Human, Wood

No, Queen Elizabeth Did Not Die on Feb. 22, 2022

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb 23, 2022 A Hollywood gossip site is hardly the most reliable source of news about the British Royal Family.
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Did Meghan Markle's Net Worth Make the Queen 'Cringe'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec 12, 2020 Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their son, Archie, moved away from the royal family to Montecit ...
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Person, Human, Military Uniform

No, the Queen's Guards Weren't Buried Alive With Her

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 30, 2022 Even the Queen's funeral couldn't escape a bit of macabre humor.
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Queen Elizabeth II, prankster

Did Queen Elizabeth Once Prank American Tourists?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sep 20, 2022 They apparently did not recognize her, according to the former royal protection officer who shar ...
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Queen Elizabeth's funeral

Westminster Abbey Has Witnessed Nearly a Millennium of British History – but Many Rituals, Like Those at Royal Funerals, Are More Modern

Written by:
The Conversation
Sep 20, 2022 The royal funeral for Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19, 2022, was a public ce ...
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Hat, Clothing, Apparel

Did Queen Elizabeth Say This About the Need To 'Kick Some Ass'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 13, 2022 The Queen could be said to have kicked some proverbial ass during the Second World War, but did ...
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Queen Elizabeth II and President Donald Trump

No, the Queen Did Not Request That Trump Be Banned from Her Funeral

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sep 13, 2022 Trump once claimed that he and the queen “got along fantastically well.”
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A tweet claimed that Queen Elizabeth II once posed in front of a gold piano that was stolen from Saddam Hussein in Iraq during the Persian Gulf War.

Was the Queen's Golden Piano First Owned by Saddam Hussein?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sep 12, 2022 A tweet claimed that Queen Elizabeth II once posed in front of a gold-colored piano in Buckingha ...
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The Rock did not promote Black Adam's trailer and release date in condolences about the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

'The Rock' Did Not Promote 'Black Adam' in Tweets About Queen

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sep 12, 2022 Two fake tweets went around on social media that made it look like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was ...
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Did Trump say Queen Elizabeth knighted him in private?

Did Trump Say the Queen 'Knighted Me in Private'?

Written by:
David Emery
Sep 12, 2022 A spurious message allegedly posted on Trump's social media platform, Truth Social, set tongues ...
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Queen's eldest son, Charles automatically becomes queen

Did TV News Chyron Say Prince Charles 'Automatically Becomes Queen'?

Written by:
David Emery
Sep 9, 2022 A Kenyan TV station apologized for an embarrassing flub that occurred during a news report on th ...
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