Amidst the BRICS Summit 2023 in South Africa, a claim has gone viral about PM Modi’s inaugural at South African airport.
Daily Maverick(@dailymaverick), a South African news platform claimed in their report, “President Ramaphosa showers Xi Jinping with attention, while a miffed Modi refuses to get off his plane”
Other social media users followed the footsteps of Daily Maverick(@dailymaverick) and shared the same viral claim.
Fact Check
Our team conducted a thorough investigation and discovered that the South African government has denied the allegations of Prime Minister Modi being snubbed during the BRICS Summit. Vukani Mde, the spokesperson for the South African Deputy President, provided a statement to WIONews.
Additionally, Diplomatic & Defence Correspondent for @WIONews, Siddhant Sibal also shared a tweet claiming the news of PM Modi denial to disembark the plane as false.
Furthermore,Our team went through the official accounts of PM Modi and South African President,Cyril Ramaphosa. We found cordial tweets shared by both of them which indicates completely opposite from the claim.
Conclusion
DFRAC’s fact check has verified that the viral claim on social media is fake. The spokesperson for the Deputy South African President has refuted the allegation that PM Modi was ignored upon his arrival. Hence, the claim made by social media users is false.
