Fact-Check: ISW Debunks Russia’s “Drone Attack on Putin” Narrative
Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War found no proof for claims made by Russia regarding a Ukrainian drone attack on Putin's residence.
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Images of Russian president at Indian religious sites are AI-generated
After Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a trip to India in December 2025, AI-generated images were shared in posts claiming they showed him at religious sites with the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and firebrand Hindu monk Yogi Adityanath. There were no official reports of Putin travelling to the sites, nor were they listed on an itinerary shared by India's Ministry of External Affairs.
PTI Fact Check: No, Russian President Putin did not write anything …
A social media post recently went online claiming that Russian President Vladimir Putin had criticised the Narendra Modi government in a message written in the official visitors' book at Rajghat during his visit. However, the Press Trust of India's Fact Check Desk found the claim to be misleading in its investigation. In his original message, as verified by credible news reports and the Russian Foreign Ministry's official release, the Russian President praises Mahatma Gandhi and speaks of shared values between India and Russia. At no point did he mention or criticise the current Indian government.
Fact Check: Rob Reiner DID Say Publicly He Was Working On A Series About Putin And Trump’s Relationship
Did the late Rob Reiner publicly say he was developing a television series about Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump called "The Spy and the Asset"? Yes, that is true: Reiner announced the project in 2020 on the Mehdi Hasan Show on MSNBC. He again talked about it on the Dean Obeidallah Show on Sirius XMradio in 2021.
Fact Check: AI-Generated Images Of Putin’s India Visit Flood Social Media; Here’s The Truth Behind Them
Russian President Vladimir Putin remained in New Delhi during his two-day visit. Viral images claiming to show him visiting Ayodhya and Ujjain with PM Modi, bathing in the Ganges in Varanasi, and reading the Gita on a plane are AI-created.
Verified: Putin Did NOT Visit a Temple With PM Modi; Viral Image Is AI-Generated
A photograph widely shared on social media claims to show Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting a temple with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
NewsMobile investigated the viral picture and found that it is AI-generated.
Fact Check: NSA Ajit Doval meets exiled Putin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky in London? No, image is AI-generated
Claim: The image shows NSA Ajit Doval meeting Mikhail Khodorkovsky in London. Mikhail is a Putin critic and an exiled Russian oligarch.
Fact: The claim is false. The image has been generated using AI.
Fact Check: AI-Generated Images Of Putin’s India Visit Flood Social …
Russian President Vladimir Putin remained in New Delhi during his two-day visit. Viral images claiming to show him visiting Ayodhya and Ujjain with PM Modi, bathing in the Ganges in Varanasi, and reading the Gita on a plane are AI-created.
Old clip falsely portrayed as India providing air escort to Russian …
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.
Verified: Viral Image Of Vladimir Putin Holding Bhagavad Gita On A Plane Is AI Generated
The viral image showing Vladimir Putin posing with the Bhagavad Gita on a plane is AI-generated and not real.