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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

#FactCheck: AI-Generated Video Falsely Claims MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal Was Questioned Over Eating Nuts During BRICS Summit - CyberPeace Foundation

A video is being shared on social media with the claim that Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was seen eating nuts during the BRICS Summit. The post claims that a reporter questioned him about eating nuts during the event. The video is also being shared with the sarcastic caption, “The Nutty Spokesperson.” Through the post, an attempt is being made to suggest that a reporter questioned Randhir Jaiswal about eating nuts during a press briefing. CyberPeace Research found that in the original video, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was responding to a question about Pakistan’s announcement of a 7 million Pakistani rupee bounty on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar. Jaiswal addressed the announcement during the regular media briefing held on September 15, 2026. In his response, Jaiswal said that such announcements by Pakistan were not new and that the country should take concrete action against terrorism. However, the video being circulated on social media has been digitally edited using the original footage to falsely suggest that a reporter had questioned Jaiswal about eating nuts.

Claim:

During the BRICS Summit, a reporter questioned Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal about eating nuts and confronted him over it.

https://x.com/PhophoOnDutyy/status/2099940769876640084?s=20

https://archive.ph/lH7bg

Fact Check

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