IAF Officer Shivangi Singh: The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau has rejected several untrue statements that have been making the rounds on social media. One of these is a widely circulated rumor that a female Indian Air Force pilot has been apprehended. Social media sites that support Pakistan are making up reports that Indian Air Force pilot Squadron Leader Shivani Singh has been apprehended in Pakistan. “This assertion is wholly untrue,” PIB Fact Check explained.
As tensions between India and Pakistan escalate, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has rejected a fabricated report that said Indian soldiers are sobbing and leaving their stations. This is just another example of a fact check.
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Indian Female Air Force pilot has NOT been captured🚨
Pro-Pakistan social media handles claim that an Indian Female Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Shivani Singh, has been captured in Pakistan.#PIBFactCheck
❌ This claim is FAKE!#IndiaFightsPropaganda@MIB_India… pic.twitter.com/V8zovpSRYk
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 10, 2025
IAF Officer Shivangi Singh Captured?
“In an old video, it is being claimed that Indian soldiers are crying and leaving their posts as the India-Pakistan war intensifies,” PIB Fact Check wrote in a post on X. The Indian Army had nothing to do with this April 27 Instagram video! Students from a private defense coaching school are shown in the video celebrating being accepted into the Indian Army. After learning of their successful recruiting, the young people in the video reportedly broke down in tears of happiness.
The Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check team denied a fabricated news report that falsely claimed Al Jazeera English had reported about ten explosions near Srinagar Airport in Jammu and Kashmir. The fake post quoted AJEnglish as saying there were around ten explosions near the airport. PIB Fact Check called the claim false and urged the public to rely only on official sources. “Don’t fall for these misleading statements meant to confuse and mislead,” the team advised.
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The Press Information Bureau reaffirmed the complete safety of Jaipur Airport in another fact check. Rumors about explosives at the airport continue to circulate, but officials confirmed these claims as false. “This is the explanation from the District Collector and Magistrate of Jaipur,” the fact check noted.
A social media post falsely claims that an Indian military installation was destroyed, another clear example of propaganda. “The claim is fake,” said the PIB. The video, unrelated to anything after Operation Sindoor, first appeared on YouTube on November 15, 2020.
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