CLAIM
Viral video of JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman allegedly meeting and hugging a woman
RATING JUSTIFICATION
The iVerify Pakistan team did an extensive investigation and determined this video to be doctored and false.
To reach this conclusion, the iVerify team conducted a reverse image search to trace the origin of the viral video.
Several pro-military accounts on November 12, 2026, shared a short clip of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman allegedly meeting and hugging a woman in a private gathering. However, the video is doctored using AI.
A disinformation campaign targeting the JUI-F chief has been spreading across various social media platforms since October, after his criticism of the state and institutions, using viral videos containing mostly out-of-context old clips and videos doctored using AI.
HOW IT STARTED
On Nov 12, an account that appeared to be pro-military based on its past posts, shared a video on X allegedly showing the JUI-F chief meeting and hugging a woman in a living room.
The caption of the video read: “The true face of Maulana Diesel exposed. The Maulana who preaches modesty, propriety, and Sharia at public gatherings is smiling as he shakes hands with a woman without a headscarf in front of the camera. Fatwas for the public, leniency for himself. This is not religion; it is double standards. Religion is not a matter of faith for them, but a business of power.”
The video garnered 158,932 views.
Another account, that appeared to be pro-military and shared content critical of the JUI-F, also shared the same video an hour later with the following caption: “Even after eight marriages, Maulana Diesel, aka his lordship the lustful, still can’t get enough. He lectures the public on modesty, yet there are reports of him having sex with Mehak Malik in a room alone? How long will Maulana Diesel keep dialling 0 for eunuchs? Will anyone stop this worshipper of lust?”
The video gained 5,869 views.
Another apparently pro-military account also shared the same video with the following caption: “Glory be to Allah. Which Maulana got downloaded.”
The clip gained 18,280 views.
Various other users shared the same clip across X as can be seen here, here, here, here, and here, gaining a total of 10,059 views.
Users on Facebook also shared the video as well here, here, and here.
METHODOLOGY
A fact-check was initiated to verify the claim due to its high virality and keen public interest in the tense relations between the JUI-F chief and the government amid the recent disinformation campaign targeting him.
A reverse image search was conducted to trace the original source of the clip or whether the JUI-F had shared it, but it yielded no relevant results.
Investigating the video revealed several visual discrepancies. A black circle that suddenly appeared was visible in the footage near Fazl’s nose and cheek as he hugged the woman.
Additionally, there was no visible pushback against Fazl’s beard as the two hugged, while the woman’s hair also remained unaffected.
The viral image was then analysed using AI-detection tools; however, the tools did not detect any AI-generated or manipulated elements and returned no conclusive results.
A partial reverse image search of the woman in the video was subsequently conducted and yielded a March 26, 2026, TikTok post by Pakistani transgender dancer and stage actor Mehak Malik with the same dress as the viral video.
A subsequent manual search of the TikTok profile yielded a video showing her meeting actor Moammar Rana, which was originally posted on March 26, 2026.
The outfit she wore matched the one seen in the viral clip. The background and sofa were also identical, indicating that the viral footage was taken from this original video and Fazl was doctored and imposed over Rana in the video using AI.
FACT-CHECK STATUS: FALSE
The claim that a viral video shows JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman allegedly meeting and hugging a woman is false.
The clip is doctored using AI, where Fazl has been edited over actor Moammar Rana meeting transgender stage actor Mehak Malik.
EVIDENCE AND REFERENCES
March 26, 2026, TikTok video:
https://www.tiktok.com/@mehakmalikofficial578/video/7621400847171276040