That same day, images and videos claiming to show flags atop Buckingham Palace at half-mast were posted on X. One X post published March 17 with a nighttime view of Britain’s national flag ...

Others claimed amid similarly false rumors about a forthcoming "royal announcement" that the union jack, otherwise known as the union flag, above Buckingham Palace, had been lowered to half-mast.

However, it is not one that requires flags to be flown at half-mast. That's because in the States, flags are only lowered to acknowledge the legacy of fallen leaders and public servants ...