A Union Jack flag was late flying at half mast in the United Kingdom, according to an image shared on X.
#BREAKING | | #UK |# UnitedKingdom |# Britain
Colors are flown at half tower in the Britain photo. twitter.com/td5DkzlfcS
— Global News ( @GlobalNews70 ) March 18, 2024
Verdict: False
The picture is not new, and it shows when the British Embassy in Istanbul raised its flag after Queen Elizabeth II passed away in 2022.
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” Flags are flown at half- mast in Britain”, the X image’s caption reads, including the hashtags” #BREAKING”,” #UK”,”# UnitedKingdom”, and” #Britain”. The post, which does not provide a resource to help its say, has received over 2, 000 views as of writing.
The picture, which is not new, is misleading, as the photo shows when the American consulate in Istanbul lowered its flag in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing in 2022. The Turkish-based shop Anadolu Agency reported in a September 2022 article that the courthouse building in Beyoglu had the flag lowered.
In contrast, Test Your Fact discovered no reliable news reports that supported the claim that the X image depicted a Union Jack symbol that was just lowered to half-mast in the United Kingdom. Following Queen Elizabeth II’s passing via a Mar, Misbar also reported that the photograph showed the flag being lowered at the American consulate in Turkey. 19 content. ( RELATED: No, The Guardian Did Not Publish A Headline Labeling Afternoon Tea As Racist )
Also, the claim is either referenced on the Royal Family’s site nor its confirmed social media accounts.
Following misleading reports from Russian media outlets suggesting the death of King Charles III, the state may have been widely spread online.
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