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| - A rumor that Prince William faced a fine of £60 (around $78) for taking his son, Prince George, to a soccer game when he was supposed to be in school is circulating online. For example, X account @piesportsbooze posted the claim (archived) in April 2025:
Variations of the rumor spread on other X accounts and Facebook, as well, receiving tens of thousands of reactions, as of this writing.
Some readers seemed to interpret the rumor as a factual recounting of real-life events. However, there was no evidence to support the claim that William had to pay a fine for taking his son to a soccer game.
Rather, the rumor originated with X account @piesportsbooze — a social media account that describes its output as being humorous or satirical in nature. Aside from the account's name announcing that it is "parody," its bio also indicates the page's contents are parody, and not based on factual events.
(X account @piesportsbooze)
The fictional story spread after William did take his son to a match between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa FC in Paris, France, on April 9, 2025.
The X account @piesportsbooze has a history of making up stories for shares and comments.
Snopes has addressed claims about William in the past, including the assertion that he posted on X that Harry and Meghan used a surrogate for pregnancy and a rumor that he had no engagements scheduled for 2024.
For background, here is why we alert readers to rumors created by sources that call their output humorous or satirical.
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