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BBC correspondent falsely reported Queen died, shocking Twitter

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per the Mirror, had incorrectly stated: “BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96. Buckingham Palace has announced.”This faux announcement coincided with a BBC report stating that there would be a new update about Elizabeth at 3 p.m.

local time (10 a.m. Eastern) — leading many royal-loving Twitter users to believe that the worst had occurred.The UK news outlet has since confirmed that the update was a “false alarm,” while Hakim apologized in a follow-up tweet backtracking her comment.“I tweeted that there had been an announcement about the death of the Queen,” wrote the broadcaster, who hosts BBC World News’ “Impact With Yalda Hakim.” “This was incorrect, there has been no announcement, and so I have deleted the tweet.

I apologize.”I tweeted that there had been an announcement about the death of the Queen. This was incorrect, there has been no announcement, and so I have deleted the tweet.

I apologise.Twitter was quick to rake Hakim over the coals over the premature report. “How can you tweet there has been an announcement when there has been no announcement?” spluttered one critic.

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