"Name: Buckingham Palace Christmas market. Age: Brand new this year. Appearance: Fantastical. Really? A Christmas market? At Buckingham Palace? Yes: broad paths lined with wooden huts, festooned with lights and Christmas trees, a beautiful winter wonderland atmosphere all within the forecourt of the royal palace. It sounds almost too good to be true. Does it? But look at the picture! I am."
"Where are all those lights hanging from? They're just floating. It's part of the magic. And there's snow on the ground. When was this photograph taken? Don't worry about that come see for yourself. There are plentiful trains to London, and they're all free! Wait is this a hoax? It bears some of the hallmarks of a hoax, yes. Such as? Fake AI-generated pics of a Christmas market at Buckingham Palace plastered all over TikTok, Facebook and Instagram."
"Lots of visitors have reported turning up to find nothing but locked gates, security fencing and puddles. So there's no truth to it? There is a festive pop-up in the Royal Mews gift shop round the corner from the palace gates, with royal-themed Christmas gifts and a single hut selling hot drinks out back. That's not the same thing. So the Royal Collection Trust has been obliged to clarify. There will not be a Christmas market at Buckingham Palace, it says."
A brand-new Christmas market at Buckingham Palace has been portrayed in fantastical images showing broad paths, wooden huts, lights and snow in the palace forecourt. Those images are AI-generated fakes circulating on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. Multiple accounts have posted variations with no apparent intent, and many visitors who traveled to the palace found locked gates, security fencing and puddles instead. The Royal Collection Trust confirmed there will not be a Christmas market at Buckingham Palace. A small festive pop-up exists in the Royal Mews gift shop with royal-themed gifts and a single hut selling hot drinks. Similar AI hoaxes have lured tourists elsewhere.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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