BRICS Conference Fact Check
Many types of videos and photographs go viral on different social media platforms. Many of these photos and videos are uploaded with false claims. The written title or information provided in these videos is incorrect. People accept posts with statements that are as false as they are true. India TV's fact-checking team verifies the authenticity of posts containing videos and photographs with such misleading and false claims.
What is going viral?
Incorrect information about Prime Minister Modi's visit to Russia is being shared on social media platform X. As Prime Minister Modi had gone to participate in the BRICS conference held in the Russian city of Kazan from October 22 to 23 of this month. A video of this incident has been uploaded to the social media platform X. An account called Raza graphy (Parody) on X has uploaded a video of a group photo of world leaders attending the BRICS summit. Along with this, he wrote a legend stating that PM Modi was not invited for a group photo.
Post made with false claim
INDIA TV fact-checking team investigated
India TV's fact-checking team has verified the authenticity of this video. The Fact Check team discovered that the viral video comes from the BRICS summit. It was filmed on October 24. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had left for India a day earlier. A reverse search of the viral video's keyframes found a post made on October 24 on the official X account of news agency ANI. In this ANI post it was written: “Russia: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar with heads of delegations at the 16th BRICS Summit in BRICS Plus format at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre.
Delegation attending the BRICS conference
The plenary session of the 16th BRICS Summit in the BRICS-Plus format was attended by leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as delegations from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and international organizations.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar represented Modi at the BRICS Plus event in Kazan on October 24. Russian President Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan participated in this program. Jaishankar led the Indian delegation to the event when Modi returned to India on October 23 after the main sessions of the summit.
What is the truth?
The claim being made on social media platform X is completely false. India TV's fact-checking team found that Prime Minister Modi had already left for India. Therefore, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar participated on behalf of India in the program of the BRICS conference held on October 24. He also led the Indian delegation.
