What was claimed
This image shows a naked child trying to “escape” Buckingham Palace.
Our verdict
This is not true. It is an image from a viral hoax created to promote a TV drama.
This is not an image of a naked child “escaping” from Buckingham Palace
3 September 2020
An image that appears in multiple Facebook posts is claimed to show a naked boy escaping from Buckingham Palace. The text on the image says "I suppose this photo of a naked boy escaping Buckingham Palace is just more conspiracy theory?"
The image itself is a screenshot from a video that has been circulating since 2019, which claims the footage is evidence that the world is "controlled by paedophiles".
This is incorrect.
The image comes from a viral hoax circulated to promote an E! fictional TV series “The Royals.” The video was staged with an adult man and is not a real event involving any children.
This article is part of our work fact checking potentially false pictures, videos and stories on Facebook. You can read more about this—and find out how to report Facebook content—here. For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as false because this is not a video of a naked child escaping Buckingham Palace.