The British royal family falls into the crosshairs of fake news

The British royal family falls into the crosshairs of fake news
Prince William of England, center left, and Kate, Princess of Wales, watch training activities on the field during a visit to the Bute Shinty Club in Rothesay, as part of a royal visit to the Isle of Bute, Scotland, Thursday, September 17, 2026.  (APN)

The English royal family finds itself having to deal with yet another threat to its image. This time the attack does not come from within, as happened earlier this year with the scandal of former Prince Andrew – stripped of all titles and honors following his involvement in the Epstein case – but from Vietnam.

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 The British royal family has indeed been the target of a vast online disinformation campaign, fueled by thousands of automated and AI-based accounts (bot farms) located in Vietnam. This is revealed by an investigation by the British newspaper «The Times».

 It appears that unknown parties paid for the creation and dissemination of false news about the English monarchy. They did so using cryptocurrencies, in order to avoid money traceability.

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 Among the many images generated with artificial intelligence, photos circulated of King Charles kneeling on the typical Muslim prayer rug. The hoax is not new: already in the 1990s there was talk of the secret conversion to Islam of the then prince. 

 Not only the number 1 of the English monarchy, but also William and his family have come under fire: the conspiracy theory concerns the existence of a fourth child of the Princes of Wales.

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