“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.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Dec 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
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.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 December 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 December 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DR2MoxZgbTx/
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