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A 2017 video of Russian fighter jets escorting President Putin during his visit to Syria is being falsely shared as visuals from his recent visit to India

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.

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Fake: France Plans to Create a PMC for Deployment to Ukraine

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.

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Old Video Of Fighter Jets Escorting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Aircraft Going Viral Linking To His India Visit.

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.

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2017 Video From Syria Shared As IAF Jets Escorting Putin As He Entered India

A video showing fighter jets covering the presidential aircraft of Russian President Vladimir Putin is being shared online with a false claim that it shows Indian Air Force (IAF) jets escorting him in Indian airspace during his recent visit.

BOOM found that the video is from 2017 when Putin visited Syria accompanied by fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

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Fact Check: Putin’s visit to India – IAF escorts Russian President’s aircraft before landing? Here are the facts

Claim: The video shows IAF fighter jets escorting Russian President Putin's aircraft as it enters Indian airspace.

Fact: The claim is false. The video shows Putin's unannounced visit to Syria, where Russian Su-35 jets escorted his aircraft in 2017.

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Video Of Haryana Youth Crying For Help From Russian Warzone Is AI Generated

An artificial intelligence (AI) generated video claiming to show an Indian youth from Haryana fighting for the Russian Army and desperately pleading for help from the Indian government, is circulating online as a real video.

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PTI Fact Check: AI-generated video falsely shared as ‘Haryana youth trapped in Russia seeking help from Indian authorities’

Multiple social media users recently shared the video claiming it showed a youth from Haryana trapped in the Russia-Ukraine war and pleading for rescue. However, the PTI Fact Check Desk found that the video is AI-generated and was falsely shared as real, despite genuine reports of Indian citizens being lured into the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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