“The viral video shows a 75-year-old Muslim man forcibly marrying a 16-year-old girl.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 Feb 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is a scripted one created for entertainment and does not depict a real event. It was produced by a social media page called “Wedding Studio,” which specialises in scripted wedding-themed content.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 February 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 20 February 2026, 8 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reels/DUo3QVzCQMy/
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