Recently, a photo and video of a woman and a younger man went viral on social media with the caption that they were mother and son who married each other. It was also claimed that in Pakistan where anything could happen, a man named Abdul Ahad married his mother.

Times Algebra shared the video on its X handle, calling the news shocking and added, “In Pakistan, a son married his mother, who raised him for 18 years. The news is viral all over the world. Your opinion? Pakistan media called it a ‘heartwarming gesture.’ Abdul Ahad shared his story on social media.” (Archived link)

This tweet was viewed by more than 30 Lakh users.

Right-wing influencers @MeghUpdates and @Kreatelymedia, who have often been found sharing communal misinformation, also shared the video with similar claims. (Archived link 1, link 2)

Verified X handle The Jaipur Dialogues wrote, ‘These people will never change, anything can happen in Islam’. Alt News has previously exposed several false claims amplified by The Jaipur Dialogues.

Right wing X handles Rajesh Singh, Avkush Singh, and Raju Valmiki also shared photos and videos with the same claim. (Archived link 1, Link 2, Link 3)

Many other social media users amplified these photos and videos with similar claims.

Fact Check

On performing a reverse image search with one of the photos in the viral post, we found an article published on the Pakistani website Reviewit.pk on December 27, 2024 and a news report published by India Today on December 30, 2024....

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