PIB fact-checks fake X accounts of Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Colonel Sofia Qureshi
Colonel Sofia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh
NEW DELHI: The
Press Information Bureau
's fact-check unit debunked fake X accounts of Wing Commander
Vyomika Singh
and Colonel
Sofia Qureshi
, and asked people to stay vigilant.
Fake accounts
are impersonating Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Colonel Sofia Qureshi, who became household names after being at the forefront of press briefings for
Operation Sindoor
. And the account even has a blue tick, making it look official.
The PIB called the accounts fake and said that there is NO official X handle of Wg.
Operation Sindoor
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Cdr. Vyomika Singh & Col. Sofiya Qureshi.
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These fake accounts have gained traction, where Singh had 28.4 K followers while Qureshi had over 68 K followers amid heightened public interest in the armed forces following India's launch of Operation Sindoor on May 7.
Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, an officer from the Indian Army's Corps of Signals, has earned the distinction of being the first woman to lead an Indian Army training contingent at Force 18, a multinational field exercise involving ASEAN Plus countries.
Meanwhile, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, who co-led the media briefing on Operation Sindoor, is a distinguished helicopter pilot in the Indian Air Force and a first-generation military officer.
"Stay vigilant. Rely only on official sources for authentic information," the PIB said in a post on X.
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