Facts, commentary and analysis about Muslims and Islam
Politics
A false claim that the Mayor of Rotherham has said that Britain can only become great again by implementing Sharia law has been circulating again on social media. Read
Culture & Society
A genuine clip of a Beavers group visiting a mosque in Scotland has been altered to include a bearded man wearing white. Read
Politics
A clip of an Indian Gujarati community event in Blackburn has been shared on social media with misleading captions claiming it depicts a council meeting. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A picture of a sign outside a venue in Singapore is being shared with misleading claims that pets are being banned from UK Starbucks stores in order to become halal certified. Read
Culture & Society
Fake images and videos of women in niqabs being turned away from Tesco supermarkets have been liked thousands of times on social media. Read
World
Social media posts claiming no Muslim countries are taking in refugees are false. Muslim-majority countries host millions of refugees according to the latest statistics from the UNHCR. Read
Crime
False claims circulating on social media that incidents in London and Cardiff saw drivers confront praying Muslims include old and AI images. Read
Politics
Posts on social media have made false claims about a video of Councillor Rukhsana Ismail, the Mayor of Rotherham, in which she is actually issuing a message for Ramadan. Read
Culture & Society
Videos circulating on social media showing large groups of Muslims apparently praying in the middle of the road in London are not real and were made using artificial intelligence. Read
Culture & Society
A fake video that appears to show two women wearing niqabs saying “the UK has too many dogs” has been viewed over 1.7 million times, with many people seemingly thinking it is genuine. Read
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