The AI Impact Summit 2026 is underway in Delhi and right from the get-go, negative propaganda was seen across media – news as well as social media, around the summit, as though to wantonly defame India.
In that category, we have Reuters whose 19 February 2026 report stated that Bill Gates was amiss at the summit.
In its initial post on X, Reuters wrote that “Bill Gates pulled out of India’s AI Impact Summit hours before his scheduled keynote address on February 19, dealing another blow to a flagship event already marred by organizational lapses, a robot bungle and delegate complaints over traffic disruptions.” The post was shared with the headline: “Bill Gates a no-show at India AI Summit, event marred by organisational chaos.”
Following the post, users proposed Community Notes on X disputing the implication behind Gates’ absence. The note stated that Gates “was asked to withdraw due to the ongoing controversy regarding his links with Jeffrey Epstein,” and further alleged that newly released documents from the US State Department showed a close association between the two. The note also described the Reuters framing as “misleading and slanderous.” The Community Note was not available to all readers as it had not been top-voted/validated by the platform’s rating system.
Reuters(@Reuters) is in full anti-India propaganda mode. https://t.co/9a1Yc2NWXt pic.twitter.com/Uqhod7jKk0
— Amarjeet Singh (@Amarjee31915747) February 19, 2026
Soon after, Reuters updated the headline of its report. The revised version read: “Bill Gates cancels appearance at India AI summit amid Epstein scrutiny.”
It is noteworthy that the article was written by 3 Indian Reuters reporters – Aditya Soni, Munsif Vengattil, and Aditya Kalra.
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