Mandatory credit: The Alternative Christmas Message airs at 3.25 pm, Christmas Day on Channel 4. Disclaimer: Please make clear this is not The Queen on use. A digitally created “deepfake” version of the Queen, played by actress Debra Stephenson, will deliver Channel 4’s alternative Christmas message and offer a stark warning about misinformation and fake news. The channel’s annual Christmas Day broadcast will appear to show the Queen telling viewers: “On the BBC, I haven’t always been able speak plainly and from the heart.