“King Charles III signed “a proclamation stating that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election and is the rightful president by law.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 11 Sep 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Charles was formally proclaimed king at an accession ceremony Sept. 10. During that ceremony, he signed an oath to uphold the Church of Scotland. There’s no evidence he issued a proclamation about the 2020 U.S. election.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 September 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 September 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
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