As Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India for defence and trade talks on December 4, an old video surfaced in social media posts falsely claiming it showed New Delhi sending fighter jets to escort the leader's plane. The footage was published by Russian state news agency Sputnik in December 2017 and shows Putin's plane being escorted by Russian jets en route to Egyptian capital Cairo after a visit to Syria.
The viral image showing Vladimir Putin posing with the Bhagavad Gita on a plane is AI-generated and not real.
French Decree No. 2025-1030 - the document Russian outlets point to as proof of Paris allegedly greenlighting a private military company for Ukraine - does nothing of the sort. Instead, it outlines rules for civilian economic operators conducting training and technical missions as part of international military cooperation, with no connection to PMC deployment.
Claim: The viral video shows Indian Air Force fighter jets escorting Russian President Vladimir Putin's aircraft as he enters Indian airspace during his recent visit to India.
Fact: The video is from December 2017 and shows Russian Su-30 fighter jets escorting President Putin's aircraft during his visit to the Khmeimim Air Base in Syria. Hence, the claim is FALSE.
An image recently shared on social media claimed to show Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting the Ram Temple in Ayodhya along with PM Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath. However, in its investigation, the PTI Fact Check Desk found that the image is not genuine and has been AI-generated. No official or credible report confirms such a visit. An AI-generated image of Russian President Putin visiting the Ram Temple in Ayodhya was falsely shared as real to mislead viewers.
After Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to India, an image has surfaced on social media claiming to show him posing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. [...]
NewsMobile verified the claim and found that the image is AI-generated.
Claim: Russian President Vladimir Putin has started reading the Bhagavad Gita after Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted him a copy during his visit to India.
Fact: The claim is false. While PM Modi did gift Putin a Russian-language Bhagavad Gita, the viral photo of him reading it on a plane is AI-generated.
A photo circulating online that appears to show Russian President Vladimir Putin holding the Bhagavad Gita, aboard an aircraft is not real and has been created using artificial intelligence.
The video dates back to December 2017, when Putin visited the Russia-run Hmeimim Air Base in Syria.
From our investigation, we can say that the claim is false. The viral video doesn't show IAF jets escorting Russian President Vladimir Putin's aircraft through the Indian skies. The video is old. It shows the Russian fighter jets escorting President Putin's plane during his visit to Syria in December 2017.
