Vladimir Putin has sparked a fresh wave of conspiracy theories after stepping off his plane in India, with eagle-eyed internet sleuths convinced they have spotted a giveaway clue that a “stand-in” was sent in his place. The Russian tyrant landed at Palam Air Base in New Delhi on Friday (September 11) ahead of an 11-member BRICS summit, a high-stakes gathering set to be dominated by economic challenges and ongoing global conflicts.
But as footage of the 73-year-old walking down the plane’s steps began circulating, social media users were quick to pore over every single frame of his arrival.
X account @BefittingFacts set off the frenzy after zeroing in on Vlad’s body language on the tarmac, sparking claims that the man stepping off the aircraft wasn’t the real Kremlin chief.
They wrote: “He is not Putin! He is the 10th body double of Putin. Look at how he is trying to hold the railing. Putin never does that.”