Does a viral video prove that a man in traditional clothes once walked holding hands with his underage wife in a public space in Plano, Texas? No, that’s not true: Beyond the narrator’s allegations, the video contains nothing confirming a marital relationship between the two. The local police department told Lead Stories it had received no official reports of child abuse in this case. No credible media organization reported the purported story.
The claim appeared in a post (archived here and here). The caption read:
American says Muslims are already practicing Sharia Law in Plano, Texas A Muslim is seen at the East Plano Islamic Center with his very underage wife. Investigator says he has 3 more underage wives at home. ‘She is his wife. Yes, his wife. Please spare me your denials of Sharia law could never happen in America because it’s already happening right here in Plano. And this is all over. He’s got three more little wives at home too, by the way.’…