Fact-Check: Scripted Video Viral as Clip of Muslim Woman Marrying Her Uncle

The video is a staged one, created by content creator Ankita Karotiya.

A scripted video has gone viral with the false claim that it shows a real incident of a Muslim man marrying his niece.

(Source: The Quint/Altered by The Quint)

A video showing a woman in a burqa, standing with a man wearing a skullcap, is being shared on social media and has gone viral on X (formerly Twitter).

In the clip, the two say that the woman married her uncle because she was in love with him, claiming that Muslim culture permits such marriages.

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Is it real?: No, the video is a staged one.

It was made by content creator Ankita Karotiya, who has made similar videos about controversial marriages in the past.

How did we find out the truth?: We took several screenshots of the video and ran reverse image searches on them using various search engines.

• Google's reverse image search led us to a Facebook page named 'Ankita Karotiya 2.0', which had shared the same video on 23 February.

• We carefully watched this video, and saw that at the six-minute mark, a disclaimer flashes for a fraction of a second.

• It reads, "This video is purely made for entertainment purposes only."

The video carries a disclaimer.

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This is not the first time Karotiya's video about getting married have gone viral.

• In December 2024, several news outlets shared one of her videos, claiming that it shows a real incident of a young woman marrying her father.

• You can read our fact-check here.

Karotiya makes videos on controversial marriages, among other themes.

(Source: The Quint/Screenshot)

Conclusion: A scripted video of a woman marrying uncle has gone viral as one of a real incident.

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