Fact check: A Pakistani man appeared on Italian TV.

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Platform: THREADS Author: @dyktfacts --- Caption/Description --- Was deportation the right call here? --- On-Screen Text (OCR) --- PAKISTANI MAN GOES ON ITALIAN TV AND DEFENDS MARRIAGE TO 9-YEAR-OLDS. THE PRIME MINISTER PERSONALLY DEPORTS HIM THE NEXT DAY DYKTFACTS.COM ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS Author: @dyktfacts --- Caption/Description --- Was deportation the right call here? --- Visible Text/Media --- On-screen text resembling a news headline states: 'PAKISTANI MAN GOES ON ITALIAN TV AND DEFENDS MARRIAGE TO 9-YEAR-OLDS. THE PRIME MINISTER PERSONALLY DEPORTS HIM THE NEXT DAY.' Below this, 'DYKTFACTS --- Claims to Verify --- 1. A Pakistani man appeared on Italian TV. 2. The man defended marriage to 9-year-olds. 3. The Italian Prime Minister personally deported the man. 4. The deportation occurred the day after the TV appearance. --- Verification Focus --- Pakistani man Italian TV defends child marriage deportation Italian Prime Minister deportation child marriage AP Reuters DYKTFACTS.COM Trustpilot reviews DYKTFACTS.COM scam OR legit reviews Pakistani man defends marriage to 9-year-olds Italy fact check Snopes PolitiFact

Claims analyzed (4)

1. verified: A Pakistani man appeared on Italian TV.
   Imam Ali Kashif, a Pakistani man, appeared on the Italian TV program 'Fuori dal Coro' on Rete 4 during an undercover sting operation.
2. verified: The man defended marriage to 9-year-olds.
   During the TV program, Imam Ali Kashif stated that nine-year-old girls could be married to men in their 30s and 40s after their first menstruation, citing the Quran and Islamic law.
3. verified: The Italian Prime Minister personally deported the man.
   Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni personally ordered the deportation of Ali Kashif. The deportation was carried out under national security laws and due to his irregular residency status.
4. verified: The deportation occurred the day after the TV appearance.
   Sources indicate that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ordered his 'immediate deportation the following day' or that he was deported 'within 24 hours' of his statements coming to light and causing public outrage.

Sources consulted (6)

• tribuneindia.com — tribuneindia.com
• Muslim Imam Deported from Italy: Says It is Okay to Marry a 9-Year Old Girl | ISH News — ISH News
• europeantimes.org — europeantimes.org
• DYKTFacts — DYKTFacts
• meforum.org — meforum.org
• organiser.org — organiser.org

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