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UPDATE: Steven Emerson has issued an apology for his comments - see below.
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Even by the American news channel's standards they surpassed themselves on Sunday by allowing an 'expert' to claim Birmingham is a Muslim-only city.
Steven Emerson said: "And in Britain, it's not just no-go zones, there are actual cities like Birmingham that are totally Muslim where non-Muslims just simply don't go in.
If you are a non-muslim and would like to visit Birmingham #illridewithyou #FoxNewsFacts
— Rabeb Othmani (@Rabeb_Othmani) January 11, 2015
"And parts of London, there are actually Muslim religious police that actually beat and actually wound seriously anyone who doesn't dress according to Muslim, religious Muslim attire.
"So there's a situation that Western Europe is not dealing with." (Scroll down for the full segment).
Probably because it's completely imaginary Steve as just 21.8% of the city’s population are Muslim in reality.
Thank you, internet. Job well done. #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/ztE6EIl9Qi
— Rob Ford (Britain) (@robfordmancs) January 11, 2015
To be fair, the expression on the hosts face suggests she didn't quite agree with him.
Emerson, who is the Executive Director of The Investigative Project on Terrorism, subsequently issued an apology, telling the Huffington Post:
"I have clearly made a terrible error for which I am deeply sorry. My comments about Birmingham were totally in error. And I am issuing an apology and correction on my website immediately for having made this comment about the beautiful city of Birmingham. I do not intend to justify or mitigate my mistake by stating that I had relied on other sources because I should have been much more careful. There was no excuse for making this mistake and I owe an apology to every resident of Birmingham. I am not going to make any excuses. I made an inexcusable error. And I am obligated to openly acknowledge that mistake.
"Steve
"PS. I intend to make a donation to Birmingham Children's Hospital"
Despite the apology, Emerson still insisted London was patrolled by "Muslim vigilantes".
@londonfeminist Perhaps you don't read @DailyMail or @Guardian regarding Muslims vigilantes enforcing shariah http://t.co/zcvpRFtXgU
— InvestigativeProject (@TheIPT) January 12, 2015
To which the natural response was...
@TheIPT @londonfeminist @DailyMail @guardian a bit of a stretch to label a couple of vigilante bellends as "religious police"
— Kevin Kennedy Ryan (@K_47) January 12, 2015
And lets not forget Emerson is the same guy who in the aftermath of the Oklahoma bombing said it carried all the trademarks of "a Middle Eastern trait".
Needless to say the whole episode caused a bit of a storm and soon the glorious hashtag #FoxNewsFacts was trending.
Here are some of the best...
The original name of the show was MiddleEastEnders. The BBC dropped the "Middle" to conceal its creeping sharia agenda. #foxnewsfacts
— Dan Murphy (@bungdan) January 11, 2015
Even buildings wear burkas in Birmingham #FoxNewsFacts pic.twitter.com/LpqzvxxL2q
— Paul Connolly (@PaulConnolly10) January 11, 2015
I was supposed to go to Birmingham last week but I forgot my passport #foxnewsfacts
— Joe Cohen (@Cohen_Goes_HAM) January 11, 2015
For heaven's sake nobody tell #foxnewsfacts about the Black Country
— Guy Herbert (@guy_herbert) January 12, 2015
The #FoxNewsFacts hashtag went quiet for a few minutes there because Huw Edwards gave us all the call to prayer.
— Mark Jones (@brokentv) January 11, 2015
Jam jars across Britain have to wear the hijab in order to be halal. #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/UiT1IWOrnO
— Amar (@m1_ama) January 12, 2015
A church in Brighton was demolished by the caliphate to build this mosque #FoxNewsFacts pic.twitter.com/y4ckm1msKp
— Jules Mattsson (@julesmattsson) January 11, 2015
In Birmingham, the local death squads go by the name of Quran Quran.
#foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/xHXFtPUHxZ
— David Jack (@DamJef) January 11, 2015
The Orwell Bridge in Ipswich is older than Stonehenge, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. #FoxNewsFacts
— Joff Hopkins (@JoffHopkins) January 11, 2015
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Well-known Birmingham band UB40 take their name from a local 40-strong jihadi group known as the Underwear Bombers #foxnewsfacts
— Robert Rea (@robertrea) January 11, 2015
Birmingham has 100 miles of jihadis. Wait no canals. I meant canals. #foxnewsfacts
— Benali Hamdache (@GreenBenali) January 11, 2015
In Birmingham you can now only play The Beatles "Halal You Need Is Love" remastered version in public places
#FoxNewsFacts
— Emily Davis (@EmilyZDavis) January 11, 2015
Birmingham's top jihadist glam rock band are called Slayed #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/toLkhlbhZx
— The Poke (@ThePoke) January 11, 2015
A quick reminder about on-screen diversity at Fox News #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/XE7tSHw2p9
— The Poke (@ThePoke) January 11, 2015
Muslamic Ray Guns were invented in Birmingham. #foxnewsfacts
— Steve Rose (@steveplrose) January 11, 2015
One of the leading radical clerics in Birmingham #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/R1S21qeoCd
— Pete Cashmore (@TweetCashmore) January 11, 2015
The magic roundabout in Swindon is actually a portal to hell. To gain entry one must drive around it anti-clockwise 13 times. #FoxNewsFacts
— Zombie Steven (@ZombieKudos) January 11, 2015
Apparently the West Midlands have now been renamed "the Non-White Country". #foxnewsfacts
— dan barker (@danbarker) January 11, 2015
A British man named "Lawrence", seen in Arabia is suspected to be the latest homegrown, ISIS recruit #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/I3HUmB2knV
— Darcy Byrne (@MayorDarcy) January 12, 2015
This is a picture from the Aston Villa-Birmingham derby. #FoxNewsFacts pic.twitter.com/qUn9gQFyyk
— Robin Wigglesworth (@RobinWigg) January 11, 2015
Birmingham is in the West Middleastlands. #foxnewsfacts
— Deborah Orr (@DeborahJaneOrr) January 11, 2015
I have a horrible feeling that some of the #foxnewsfacts are going to reappear one day as Fox News facts...
— Tom Sutcliffe (@tds153) January 11, 2015
Mass exit & panic at #birmingham m6 border control toll this morning according to #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/uehl00tgwD
— jonny lear (@jonny_lear) January 12, 2015
Birmingham's refuse collectors are all Bin Laden #FoxNewsFacts
— DaveHill (@DaveHill) January 11, 2015
In 2013, 92% of Brits attending weddings hired their outfits from a jihadist group known as Mosque Bros #foxnewsfacts
— Jeremy Duns (@jeremyduns) January 11, 2015
London's largest minaret has recently been fitted with Muslamic ray guns to zap passing unbelievers #FoxNewsFacts pic.twitter.com/qBkXhPYO5a
— Alistair Coleman (@scaryduck) January 11, 2015
Bristol is entirely underwater, and can only be reached by guided tours conducted by local frogmen #foxnewsfacts
— Mark Ferguson (@Markfergusonuk) January 11, 2015
Fox News is secretly run by jihadists aiming to undermine Westerners' belief in media freedom #FoxNewsFacts
— Michael Deacon (@MichaelPDeacon) January 11, 2015
In Scotland, the men's toilets are denoted by a silhouette of a man wearing a kilt. #FoxNewsFacts
— Tom Doran (@portraitinflesh) January 11, 2015
Miss Piggy is routinely pixelated out of all Midlands' screenings of The Muppets. #FoxNewsFacts
— Tom Sutcliffe (@tds153) January 11, 2015
Leighton Buzzard is a bird of prey that feeds exclusively on low-energy bulbs #FoxNewsFacts
— Jason Harris (@LargeRugby) January 11, 2015
Britain is home to an Islamic regime called 'mecca bingo' #foxnewsfacts
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) January 11, 2015
Viewed from above, the M26 spells out 'Death to the West' in Arabic #FoxNewsFacts
— Dean Burnett (@garwboy) January 11, 2015
The Isle of Wight is populated entirely by white supremacists. One has to pass a Morris Dancing examination to live there. #FoxNewsFacts
— Lady FOHF (@LadyFOHF) January 11, 2015
In Yorkshire, you can be hung for treason for serving a meal without gravy. #foxnewsfacts
— Beta-betic (@betabetic) January 11, 2015
The city of Bristol converted to Buddhism after a month backpacking through India and Sri Lanka. #foxnewsfacts
— Stephen Coltrane (@sjcoltrane) January 11, 2015
#foxnewsfacts Bath is a city where everyone wears only a towel and a shower cap. It is illegal to leave home without a loofa.
— Carol Fry (@CVFry) January 11, 2015
Everyone in Aberdeen goes to work on a space hopper. Everyone. Even the king of Scotland. #FoxNewsFacts
— Nick (@typejunky) January 11, 2015
There is a thriving Oompa Loompa population in Chester. Only chocolate based goods can be purchased there. In Welsh. #FoxNewsFacts
— Lady FOHF (@LadyFOHF) January 11, 2015
St Albans is Britain's only underwater city and is guarded by giant carp. #FoxNewsFacts
— Nick (@typejunky) January 11, 2015
In Edinburgh you can be arrested for not carrying a haggis at all times. Tartan is compulsory #FoxNewsFacts
— Lady FOHF (@LadyFOHF) January 11, 2015
I asked that Fox News 'expert' for a comment re #foxnewsfacts. He replied with this apology. pic.twitter.com/vw3lz6FEno
— dan barker (@danbarker) January 11, 2015
A number of non-Muslims have mysteriously disappeared in Birmingham's Balti Triangle #foxnewsfacts
— Shafik Mandhai (@shafzibit) January 11, 2015
TOP STORIES:
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