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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: