Claim: A photo of Sir Keir Starmer at Buckingham Palace shows a "democratically elected national leader" kneeling in front of a "hereditary emperor".
Fact-check: Image of Sir Keir Starmer kneeling at Buckingham Palace is from 2014 - Full Fact
Verdict: the photo is genuine, but it was taken in 2014, before mr starmer was first elected as an mp and a decade before he became prime minister. it shows mr starmer receiving a knighthood.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Charlotte Green
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00