Marriage of a Mother and Son in Pakistan The viral Post on social media is Fake

New Delhi, 31 December (Gaurav Lalit/Pratyush Ranjan PTI Fact Check, By sharing a photo collage on social media, users are claiming that a mother and son have married each other in Pakistan. In the viral collage, on one side there is a picture of a child and a woman, while on the other side there is a picture of a middle-aged woman and a young boy.

After investigation by PTI Fact Check Desk, the claim made with the viral picture was found to be fake. Investigation revealed that the boy had arranged for his mother’s second marriage and not that they had married each other.

Claim:

While sharing the viral picture on December 30, a verified user on social media platform While the whole world was shocked to see the news, the Pakistani media called it a very good move. What would you say to this Abdul Ahad who married his mother? of post Linkarchive Link See more screenshots here.

Another user wrote on Facebook on December 30 with a similar claim, “A son in Pakistan married his mother, who raised him for 18 years. Is this news viral all over the world? , ?Your opinion? While Pakistani media described it as a “heart-touching gesture”, Abdul Ahad shared his story on social media. #Abdul told how his mother lived with him for 18 years and now he wants his mother to live her life.” of post Linkarchive Link See more screenshots here.

Investigation:

To find out the truth of the claim, the desk did a reverse image search of the key frames of the viral video. We found this picture on the account of Instagram user Abdul Ahad. He had uploaded the viral picture on December 20. He said in the post, “Due to hesitation it took me several days to share the news of my mother’s marriage, but the love and support I received from you is truly tremendous. I told Amma that you people appreciated our decision. And we are both grateful, I am not able to reply to every message, but your love means a lot to us. of post See link and screenshot here.

We found another post on Ahad’s Instagram, where he said, “My mother spent 18 years taking care and raising her children. During this time he also left his happiness and needs behind. He said, “I felt that she deserved a peaceful and loving life. So, I decided to give her a second chance in life in the form of a son.” of post Link, archive Link See more screenshots here.

We took the investigation forward where we found a report published on the Hindi website of ‘India Tv’ on 30 December 2024. It has been told in the report that the Pakistani boy has got his mother married for the second time. of report Link See more screenshots here.

In our investigation, we found that the Pakistani boy had got his mother married for the second time, and not that they had married each other. Users are sharing posts with false claims.