The claims that Xi Jinping fainted or suffered a stroke at the BRICS summit in New Delhi turned out to be fabricated.

The claims that Xi Jinping fainted or suffered a stroke at the BRICS summit in New Delhi turned out to be fabricated.

India's MEA issued an official statement 'Fake Blip:', calling the posts 'malicious'.

The rumors originated from a Chinese opposition figure and spread after Xi skipped a formal dinner and a video showed Modi laughing during the remarks (later explained as a misinterpretation of a translation of a lost earbud, not a medical issue).

Xi attended both days, met Modi bilaterally, left according to the schedule and returned to Beijing.

South Africa's Ramaphosa separately confirmed that he rested on medical advice after returning, but did not link it to the summit.