Fake rumour over Biden's inauguration guest list
Shruti Menon

BBC Reality Check, Delhi

As preparations for a Biden presidency gain momentum in the US, there will inevitably be interest in who the president-elect will be inviting as VIP guests to his inauguration in January.

In India, this has prompted widespread social media speculation, not least because of Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris’s Indian heritage (her mother was born in the southern state of Tamil Nadu).

Several users on Twitter and Facebook have been saying former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh – now a senior figure in India’s main opposition party - has been invited as the "chief guest" to the inauguration.

We reached out to Singh's office and received the response that it was “fake news” that he’d received any invitation.

But the false claim has been widely shared on social media, including by many members of Singh’s Congress party.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi – who has had a good working relationship with Donald Trump – has congratulated Joe Biden on his election victory.

According to the New York Times the body that organises the inaugural ceremony has not yet put out a list of invitees.



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Fake rumour over Biden's inauguration guest list
Shruti Menon

BBC Reality Check, Delhi

As preparations for a Biden presidency gain momentum in the US, there will inevitably be interest in who the president-elect will be inviting as VIP guests to his inauguration in January.

In India, this has prompted widespread social media speculation, not least because of Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris’s Indian heritage (her mother was born in the southern state of Tamil Nadu).

Several users on Twitter and Facebook have been saying former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh – now a senior figure in India’s main opposition party - has been invited as the "chief guest" to the inauguration.

We reached out to Singh's office and received the response that it was “fake news” that he’d received any invitation.

But the false claim has been widely shared on social media, including by many members of Singh’s Congress party.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi – who has had a good working relationship with Donald Trump – has congratulated Joe Biden on his election victory.

According to the New York Times the body that organises the inaugural ceremony has not yet put out a list of invitees.



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. The rumours have been said to be false