On Monday, several social media-based news outlets reported about the alleged death of the British monarch, citing a statement allegedly released by Buckingham Palace. The royal house told RIA Novosti, Sputnik's sister news agency within the Rossiya Segodnya media group, that the statement was fake and the monarch was alive, and this was the news story that RIA Novosti published on the topic.
However, several UK media outlets, including Daily Mail, Telegraph and Express, wrongfully accused RIA Novosti and Sputnik of publishing the initial fake news.
"RIA Novosti and Sputnik remind UK media of the need to check facts before publishing. Although we suspect that for some members of the UK press, facts no longer matter," Rossiya Segodnya said in a statement.
On Tuesday, King Charles III hosted Korean War veterans at Buckingham Palace.