Rafale pilot Shivangi was seen with the President, then Pakistan spread lies, said- we had caught her

News India Live, Digital Desk: When social media becomes a weapon of propaganda, Pakistan has once again given the latest example of how shamelessly lies are presented as truth. Recently, when Indian President Draupadi Murmu posed for a photo with the brave pilots of the Indian Air Force after flying in a fighter jet, seeing that photo, Pakistan’s propaganda machinery started spreading a new and completely fabricated lie.

Pakistani social media handles made viral the picture of Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh, India’s first female pilot to fly Rafale, claiming that she is the same pilot who was captured by Pakistan after the Balakot airstrike in 2019.

What is the viral picture and Pakistan’s claim?

The matter started with a picture of President Draupadi Murmu, in which she is standing with the team of pilots after her historic flight. Squadron leader Shivangi Singh was also present in the same team. Many verified and unverified social media accounts of Pakistan surrounded the picture of Shivangi Singh and started spreading the false narrative that she was the Indian pilot captured in 2019.

What is the truth of this claim? (Fact Check)

This claim is complete, from A to Z. False, baseless and a new propaganda of Pakistan Is only. Let us know what the truth is:

1. Abhinandan was caught in 2019, not Shivangi: The whole world knows that after shooting down Pakistan’s F-16 aircraft in February 2019, Wing Commander (now Group Captain) Abhinandan Vardhaman The aircraft MiG-21 had crashed in the Pakistani border, after which the Pakistani Army took it into custody. After diplomatic pressure from India, Pakistan had to return Abhinandan safely. The captured pilot was a man, not a woman.
2. Who is Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh? Shivangi Singh is the pride of the Indian Air Force, who First Indian woman pilot to fly Rafale fighter jet became. He is part of the Golden Arrow Squadron of the Air Force. His career and achievement of flying Rafale is after the 2019 incident. He has nothing to do with that air conflict of 2019.

Why is Pakistan spreading this lie?

This is a classic example of propaganda run by Pakistan. Its purpose is to create confusion about India’s image at the international level and to mislead its people. Pakistan is trying to create a false story by using the picture of a brave and inspirational woman pilot of the Indian Air Force.

However, alert Indian users and fact-checkers on social media immediately exposed this Pakistani lie and again exposed the truth of Abhinandan Varthaman.