Twitter responds to Fox News' Birmingham 'Muslim Only' comments with #foxnewsfacts
Steven Emerson caused a social media storm after claiming that Birmingham is a ‘no-go’ area for non-Muslims. Twitter responded in style....
Fox News will have been left red-faced on Monday morning after the spectacularly ill-informed on-air comments of security ‘expert’ Steven Emerson.
The national terrorism commentator caused a social media storm after claiming that Birmingham is a ‘no-go’ area for non-Muslims.
Speaking on the U.S. news channel at the weekend, he proclaimed: ‘There are actual cities like Birmingham that are totally Muslim, where non-Muslims just simply don't go in.'
Unsurprisingly, social media went into meltdown over his ridiculous comments - particularly in the West Midlands.
Once Twitter had finished chastising Emerson for his blundering comments, users began producing #foxnewsfacts - tongue-in-cheek stats about England’s second city, as if concocted by Sky News.
Here’s a selection of some of the best ones:
.@FoxNews this is a typical Birmingham street corner. Mental. #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/dRMfXfADP1
— Mark Tait (@marktait78) January 11, 2015
Islamic head coverings now prevalent across Britain #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/NchCzCdTm7
— Chris Kennett (@chriskennett) January 12, 2015
Birmingham City Mosque is among the tallest and most sacred in all Islam. #FoxNewsFacts pic.twitter.com/4DPUoaz6CV
— Peter Moore (@petermoore) January 11, 2015
This is a picture from the Aston Villa-Birmingham derby. #FoxNewsFacts pic.twitter.com/qUn9gQFyyk
— Robin Wigglesworth (@RobinWigg) January 11, 2015
Queen of England forced to convert to Islam. Seen here in her hijab. #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/8BbLOwz6Jy
— Ben Woodward (@ben_woodward) January 11, 2015
Terrifying photo of how a typical Muslim from Birmingham guards the city gates against infidels. #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/w1TJt93VEi
— Pavilion Opinions (@pavilionopinion) January 11, 2015
#foxnewsfacts Spaghetti Junction was designed on Islamic Arabesque Art principles pic.twitter.com/q5yVb0oQqg
— Abdul Mufeez Shaheed (@abdulmshaheed) January 12, 2015
Legislation passed in Islamified Britain forcing the Queen of England to don a traditional headscarf #FoxNewsFacts pic.twitter.com/yT0CTRTpi8
— Sarah M (@sazza_jay) January 11, 2015
BREAKING: Fox News publishes up-to-date map of terrorist movements. pic.twitter.com/9fiuVFgksf
— James Martin (@Pundamentalism) January 11, 2015
Radical Muslim cleric Jaspur Qa'rat brandishes golden explosive in this chilling image, arrest this man #FoxNewsFacts pic.twitter.com/vkc6Timio7
— SCRAN (@SamScran) January 12, 2015
Jam jars across the Britain have to wear hijab in order to be halal. #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/7HD1VnG1Zn
— شہریار گورایہ (@SheharyarGoraya) January 12, 2015
#FoxNewsFacts In the UK, under Sharia Law, Duran Duran have been forcibly replaced by Quran Quran.
— McOffmans (@Danny_McMoomins) January 11, 2015