| Title: | Posts falsely claim photo shows Ukraine’s first female fighter pilot |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.324C7PL |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 4, 2022 |
| Description: | Social media posts featuring an image of a woman in military uniform claim she is Ukraine’s first female fighter pilot and that she died during Russia’s invasion. But the Ukrainian Defense Ministry says the photo shows a soldier who won a 2016 beauty contest organized by the military, and the country’s first female combat pilot is now a politician. |
Posts falsely claim photo shows Ukraine’s first female fighter pilot
Social media posts featuring an image of a woman in military uniform claim she is Ukraine's first female fighter pilot and that she died during Russia's invasion. But the Ukrainian Defense Ministry says the photo shows a soldier who won a 2016 beauty contest organized by the military, and the country's first female combat pilot is now a politician.
