King Charles’ death falsely announced, followed by national anthem and 16 minutes of silence

How the false King Charles death reports went on air King Charles’ death was falsely announced on a U.K. radio station in May after pre-recorded reports claiming the monarch had died were mistakenly broadcast, prompting the country’s media regulator Ofcom to rule that the station had breached broadcast standards.Radio Caroline aired three pre-recorded statements claiming that King Charles, 77, had died during The Barry Marsh Show on May 19. The reports interrupted the station’s regular music programming and led to two complaints being filed with Ofcom.King Charles death report followed by national anthemAccording to Ofcom’s report, the third statement claimed that “news media” had confirmed King Charles’ death. The national anthem was then played, followed by another airing of one of the statements.The broadcast was subsequently followed by around 16 minutes of silence before regular programming resumed.Approximately 30 minutes after the false reports aired, the show’s host apologized to listeners and clarified that King Charles was not dead.“I’ve just been informed that we’ve played in error some information a little earlier, I didn’t hear this myself, but it is incorrect, it’s a ...