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Israeli female pilot, Sarah Ahronot, has been captured...

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by Champion (13.1k points)
Israeli female pilot, Sarah Ahronot, has been captured in Iran.
https://bsky.app/profile/sababashir80.bsky.social/post/3lrjd4s4jv22d

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The Bluesky post was deleted, but this appears to refer to an image shared on social media claiming that the woman shown was an Israeli pilot who had been captured in Iran. However, a reverse Google Image search reveals the same photo originally posted on the aviation news site Aeroflap, sharing news of the first Chilean female pilot, Daniela Figueroa. 'Figueroa' can also be seen clearly on her uniform in the image.

A similar claim can be seen in this X post. 

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This post was correctly labeled as false. The photo referenced in the former BlueSky post is of Chilean Lieutenant Daniela Figueroa who was celebrated as the first woman to become a Naval Aviator in the country. The original photo was published by Aeroflap on December 30, 2021.

https://www.aeroflap.com.br/en/Chilean-navy-graduates-the-first-naval-aviator-in-its-history/
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ago by Titan (24.6k points)

This claim is false. Multiple fact-checking organizations, including Politifact and Newschecker, have debunked this story. The image circulating online, allegedly showing Ahronot, is actually of Daniela Figueroa Scholz, the first female pilot in the Chilean Navy. Reverse image searches confirm her identity, with her name visibly displayed on her uniform in official Chilean Navy photos. Additionally, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have denied any reports of a pilot being captured, and no credible news outlet has verified the existence of a pilot named Sarah Ahronot.

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