Cyril Ramaphosa was not poisoned at BRICS summit in India
India’s Ministry of External Affairs has dismissed viral claims that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and other world leaders fell ill from food at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
The ministry’s fact-checking unit described the social media posts alleging mass food poisoning as misleading and warned users against spreading unverified information.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs says claims that Cyril Ramaphosa and other leaders were poisoned at the BRICS summit are misleading and unverified.
Officials urged caution over how quickly unverified claims about prominent political figures can spread online.