A video of an elderly man marrying a young girl has gone viral, with the claim that a 65-year-old Pandit married his 18-year-old daughter.
Paro Nidhi Rao (“@ParoNdRao“) tweeted “65 year old Pandit ji has married his 18 year old daughter. All friends are requested to bless the newly married couple.” after sharing the video on X. The tweet was made on Dec 1, 2023, which has received an about 38.5k views on X.
65 साला पंडित जी ने अपनी 18साला बेटी से शादी की है विनती है सारे दोस्त नव विवाहिता जोड़ी को आशीर्वाद दें pic.twitter.com/BDWvZixBbh
— Paro Nidhi Rao (@ParoNdRao) December 1, 2023
Several other accounts, including Ars Lan (“@arslanwritess“) also made the same claim that Pandit ji, who is 65 years old, married his 18-year-old daughter. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that this video is scripted and unrelated to anything real. The same video was discovered on the “Comedy Entertainment” Facebook page. The video was uploaded on the page on Jul 12, 2023. In reality, the Pandit did not marry his 18 year old daughter.
The same characters appear in a number of other similar videos.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 2, 2023
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A video that shows an elderly man marrying a young girl has been shared, claiming that a 65-year-old Pandit has married his 18-year-old daughter. The fact is that this is a scripted video and has nothing to do with reality. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/2iEWPVxHAd
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating scripted videos as real to target a particular community.
Conclusion:
Claim : A 65-year-old Pandit is said to have married his 18-year-old daughter based on a video that has gone viral and depicts an old man marrying a young girl.
Fact : In actuality, this is a staged video with no connection to reality. On the “Comedy Entertainment” Facebook page, we discovered the identical video. The same characters can be seen in a number of other related videos.
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