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Analysis
A rumor spreading across social media claims that former President Donald Trump was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in secret prior to her death. Yet the claim was entirely fabricated.
Just days after the Queen’s death, a popular Twitter user alleged that Trump said he had been knighted by the monarch in private and cited a U.S. media outlet as proof. The tweet quickly racked up more than 7,000 shares, over 45,000 likes, and was met with a wide-range of reactions.
Many users appeared to see the tweet as satire and shared their own versions of the apparent joke. Others believed that Trump had actually made the claim and expressed anger at the former president.
“So Trump said he was knighted secretly by the Queen,” one Twitter user wrote. “Did he become Sir Donald of Beefaroni? Sir Donald of Lies, Despair and Corruption? Or Sir Donald of Failure and Loss?”
Shortly after, a screenshot began circulating on Twitter purporting to show Trump actually making the claim in a post on Truth Social.
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