Social Media Posts Linking Leaders' Sickness to BRICS Event Proven False

A fact‑checking team from India’s Ministry of External Affairs debunked multiple viral posts suggesting that world leaders fell ill after the BRICS summit in September. The claims, circulating on the platform X, named South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa and hinted at a possible illness of China’s President Xi Jinping, though no confirmation existed.

The ministry highlighted that the cited “BBC report” never mentioned any health problems, and other accounts such as “Brics News” and “Emmanuel Kimutai Motelin” merely repeated the rumor without any evidence. The MEA urged net‑users to stay vigilant and avoid sharing unverified stories that could fuel misinformation.