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Image Of Putin With Bhagavad Gita Aboard Aircraft Is AI Generated

Image Of Putin With Bhagavad Gita Aboard Aircraft Is AI Generated

Dec 8, 2025
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.
Fact Check: Vladimir Putin reads Bhagavad Gita gifted by Modi on aircraft? No, image is AI-generated

Fact Check: Vladimir Putin reads Bhagavad Gita gifted by Modi on aircraft? No, image is AI-generated

Dec 8, 2025
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.
Verified: This Picture of Putin With PM Modi and Rajnath Singh Is AI-Generated

Verified: This Picture of Putin With PM Modi and Rajnath Singh Is AI-Generated

Dec 8, 2025
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.
PTI Fact Check: Did Russian President visit Ayoshya’s Ram Temple with PM Modi, UP CM? AI-generated photo shared as real, accompanied by a false claim

PTI Fact Check: Did Russian President visit Ayoshya’s Ram Temple with PM Modi, UP CM? AI-generated photo shared as real, accompanied by a false claim

Dec 8, 2025
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.
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

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

Dec 8, 2025
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.
Fake: France Plans to Create a PMC for Deployment to Ukraine

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

Dec 8, 2025
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.
Old Video Of Fighter Jets Escorting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Aircraft Going Viral Linking To His India Visit.

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

Dec 6, 2025
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.
2017 Video From Syria Shared As IAF Jets Escorting Putin As He Entered India

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

Dec 5, 2025
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.
Fact Check: Putin’s visit to India – IAF escorts Russian President’s aircraft before landing? Here are the facts

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

Dec 5, 2025
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.
Fact check: 78 times Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the US

Fact check: 78 times Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the US

Nov 24, 2025
President Donald Trump claimed on social media on Sunday that “UKRAINE ‘LEADERSHIP’ HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS” in relation to the war there. Trump’s claim is not even close to accurate. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the United States on dozens of occasions – 78 examples are listed below – since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of his country in early 2022. And Zelensky has repeatedly expressed gratitude to Trump personally since Trump was elected again last fall.
Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Zelenskyy Invested $500 Million, $1.5 Billion ‘Of His Own Money’ In Ski Resort In Western Ukraine — Project’s Developer Denies His Involvement

Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Zelenskyy Invested $500 Million, $1.5 Billion ‘Of His Own Money’ In Ski Resort In Western Ukraine — Project’s Developer Denies His Involvement

Nov 20, 2025
Did President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy invest $500 million or $1.5 billion “of his own money” in “a ski resort in Western Ukraine”? No, that’s not true: Social media posts misattribute publicly known investment amounts about such a project. Talking to Lead Stories, the project’s developer denied not only Zelenskyy’s participation but also the presence of any direct government funding. Investment firm BlackRock, named in social media posts as one of the key investors, denied any involvement, too. Lead Stories found no credible sources linking Zelenskyy’s personal money to the Ukrainian ski resort project.
Fake: French Industrial Icon Shutters Because of ‘Anti-Russia’ Policy

Fake: French Industrial Icon Shutters Because of ‘Anti-Russia’ Policy

Nov 17, 2025
The Bonpertuis plant didn’t fall victim to anti-Russia sanctions, but to the broader slump in Europe’s steel sector – a squeeze that has left smaller mills unable to absorb soaring costs or finance the large-scale investments required to stay competitive.
Dogs in Chernobyl mysteriously turned blue?

Dogs in Chernobyl mysteriously turned blue?

Nov 14, 2025
Claim: Images authentically show dogs with blue fur near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine. Rating: True. Context: Dr. Jennifer Betz, medical director for the Dogs of Chernobyl program, said there is a “0% chance that the blue color is related to radiation.”
Fake: Zelenskyy is Faking Blackouts to Secure More European Aid

Fake: Zelenskyy is Faking Blackouts to Secure More European Aid

Nov 12, 2025
Claim by Viral social media post: Zelenskyy is Faking Blackouts to Secure More European Aid StopFake rating: Outages across Ukrainian cities stem from voltage fluctuations and emergency shutdowns triggered by Russia’s systematic strikes on the country’s civilian energy infrastructure.
Fake: Charlie Hebdo Mocked Macron’s Ukraine Policy and Pokrovsk Fighting

Fake: Charlie Hebdo Mocked Macron’s Ukraine Policy and Pokrovsk Fighting

Nov 11, 2025
StopFake Fake: Charlie Hebdo Mocked Macron’s Ukraine Policy and Pokrovsk … Claim by Viral social media post: Charlie Hebdo Mocked Macron’s Ukraine Policy and Pokrovsk Fighting StopFake rating: The covers are entirely fabricated; the French magazine has never published the cartoons in question.
Fake: Bloomberg Published an Infographic Showing How Zelensky “Looted” France

Fake: Bloomberg Published an Infographic Showing How Zelensky “Looted” France

Nov 7, 2025
Claim by Viral social media post: Bloomberg Published an Infographic Showing How Zelensky “Looted” France StopFake rating: Bloomberg did not post such an infographic.
Video Fabrication Is Circulating, Falsely Showing a 23-Year-Old Ukrainian Soldier Crying Over Being Taken to the War

Video Fabrication Is Circulating, Falsely Showing a 23-Year-Old Ukrainian Soldier Crying Over Being Taken to the War

Nov 6, 2025
The video of a Ukrainian soldier, circulating on social media, is AI-generated. It contains several flaws indicating the use of artificial intelligence. The original source of the video is a TikTok account that has posted a number of similar AI-generated videos.
Fact Check: Sora Videos Of Ukrainian Soldiers Surrendering In Pokrovsk Do NOT Show Real-Life Events | Lead Stories

Fact Check: Sora Videos Of Ukrainian Soldiers Surrendering In Pokrovsk Do NOT Show Real-Life Events | Lead Stories

Nov 5, 2025
Claim on x.com: These are real videos of Ukrainian soldiers surrendering in the town of Pokrovsk. Lead Stories rating: AI Generated
Fake: Ukrainian Gang Stole Chairs from Spanish Restaurants

Fake: Ukrainian Gang Stole Chairs from Spanish Restaurants

Nov 4, 2025
Claim by Viral social media post: Ukrainian Gang Stole Chairs from Spanish Restaurants StopFake rating: The story is true. Yet none of the media publications mention the nationality of the perpetrators. [No indication that they are Ukrainian.]