Reptilian conspiracy theory continues after queen’s death

Queen Elizabeth II’s death has inspired remembrances, criticism and a few conspiracy theories. 

Among them: that she was a lizard person. 

"The queen and Prince Philip are not human," says the speaker  in a TikTok video shared Sept. 8 on Facebook. Text in the video says: "reptilian queen of England" and "the queen is reptilian." 

"The Queen is dead but this draco went to the great grandson," another Sept. 8 post says, referring to the groundless theory that the royal family is  descended from reptilians in a constellation called Draco. "This is what he was made for, the bloodline!"

A third post, from July, says "y’all know the queen of England is reptile." 

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Claims that Elizabeth and other members of the royal family were reptilian are unfounded and part of a long-running conspiracy theory.

In 1998, Time reported, former BBC reporter David Icke published a book called "The Biggest Secret," which claimed members of the royal family "are nothing more than reptiles with crowns."  

But it’s not just monarchs who have been targeted with this scaly claim. President Joe Biden has similarly been accused of being a reptile. In 2021, we fact-checked a claim that a video proved he wasn’t human because a snake had been seen emerging from his jacket during a debate with then-President Donald Trump. It wasn’t a snake, but a rosary Biden wears to remember his late son, Beau. And Joe Biden is human, just as the queen was. 

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