Mother’s Day 2024 is one the world won’t soon forget.
This was the future queen’s first “appearance” after undergoing unspecified abdominal surgery in January.
Conspiracy theorists had a field day, and evensome celebrities weighed inwith opinions of their own.
But the damage to the palace’s reputation may well be irreparable.
“It was more that she knows she is a public figure and has a wider leadership responsibility.”
One of the most prominent conspiracy theories that emerged claimed the video was not real but an AI deepfake.
One userquestionedthe unmoving vegetation in the background, while others pointed out thatCatherine’s usual dimpleappeared to be missing.
Soon, an old video of Catherine attending a “Heads Together” charity event resurfaced.
After Kensington Palace shared the princess' cancer announcement video, fans analyzed it in detail.
This, of course, sparked more rumors that the video was AI-generated.
In anothertweet, he addressed the missing ring.
He continued, saying, “The conspiracy theorists are wrong about this one.”
Dr. Sanjay Gupta and CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner weighed in on Catherine’s shocking announcement.
He continued, saying, “I mean, you don’t give chemotherapy preventatively.
This led some conspiracy theorists to point to the COVID-19 vaccine as the cause of her cancer.
“Kate Middleton yet another victim of the mRNA turbo cancer injections?”
“King Charles, Princess Kate and Sarah the Duchess of York all have cancer.
Pfizer has mentioned a new ‘Cancer Vaccine’.
This is getting ridiculous,” anotherposted.
According to experts, though, this is not even possible.
“There is zero basis for any of the things being claimed [about turbo cancer].
Some saw this as an indication that Getty suspects that the video was altered.
“Getty is a reputable agency trusted by millions.
They are not about to destroy their reputation for anyone.
Anotherwrote, “This was Getty Images long winded way of saying the video was fake.”
However, thephoto agency’s warning on Catherine’s cancer announcement video isn’t what some people think.
Photographer Patrick Witty explained that this is common practice when the agency receives images from third parties.
Getty later provided clarification toE!
News, saying, it “includes a standard editors note to handout content provided by third-party organizations.”
Innes and his team identified several X accounts that appeared to be associated with Doppelganger.
Innes explained that the ultimate goal of these operations is to undermine public trust.
“It’s about destabilization.
It’s about undermining trust in institutions: government, monarchy, media everything,” Innes explained.
“These kinds of stories are ideal vehicles by which they do that.”
Innes noted that these accounts had an easy time exploiting the existing hysteria surrounding Catherine’s whereabouts.
