“The video shows a Maulana being beaten in Pakistan for issuing a fatwa instructing a woman to marry her son.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video is from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, not Pakistan. It shows a woman attacking a Maulana during a panchayat after he was accused of molesting her daughter under the pretext of performing an exorcism in 2024. The Maulana, identified as Maulana Furqan, was allegedly regarded as a healer by locals.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 March 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 24 March 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1842281419942439
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.