What was claimed
A screenshot shows a tweet from radical preacher Anjem Choudary.
Our verdict
This tweet actually comes from a parody account.
These tweets are from an Anjem Choudary parody account
31 July 2019
A screenshot of what appears to be a tweet from radical preacher Anjem Choudary has been shared several hundred times on Facebook.
The screenshots are of a real tweet, but it comes from a parody account. The account’s handle spells Anjem Choudary’s surname incorrectly, and the Twitter bio is “Actually yet another of Anjem’s imaginary friends”. Other tweets from the account strongly suggest it is not the actual Anjem Choudary tweeting.
Anjem Choudary was released from prison last year, after serving time for supporting ISIS. The BBC reported that after leaving prison his internet use would be supervised and he would be banned from using an internet-enabled device without permission.
This article is part of our work fact checking potentially false pictures, videos and stories on Facebook. You can read more about this—and find out how to report Facebook content—here. For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as false as the tweet is almost certainly from a parody account, and not the actual Anjem Choudary.