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Fox News 'Birmingham is no-go zone for non-Muslims' comment found in violation of broadcasting code | |
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Fox News has been found in breach of the broadcasting code following comments by one of its interviewees that Birmingham was a 'no-go zone' for non-Muslims. | Fox News has been found in breach of the broadcasting code following comments by one of its interviewees that Birmingham was a 'no-go zone' for non-Muslims. |
An Ofcom investigation found the statement, made on the Fox News programme Justice with Jeanine Pirro, to be "clearly misleading" and in breach of the code. | |
In January the US channel broadcast Steven Emerson, a so-called terrorism expert, saying: "In Britain there are not just 'no-go zones', there are actually cities like Birmingham that are totally Muslim, where non-Muslims just simply don't go in." | In January the US channel broadcast Steven Emerson, a so-called terrorism expert, saying: "In Britain there are not just 'no-go zones', there are actually cities like Birmingham that are totally Muslim, where non-Muslims just simply don't go in." |
Emmerson later apologised for his comments and said he thought Birmingham was "beautiful". | |
In its report Ofcom said: "In Ofcom's view it was clearly misleading for the Programme to have stated categorically that Paris contained 'no-go zones' and that Birmingham was 'totally Muslim' and a city 'where non-Muslims simply don't go in'." | In its report Ofcom said: "In Ofcom's view it was clearly misleading for the Programme to have stated categorically that Paris contained 'no-go zones' and that Birmingham was 'totally Muslim' and a city 'where non-Muslims simply don't go in'." |
At the time, Emmerson's assertion was roundly criticised on social media and spawned the hashtag #FoxNewsFacts. | |
Only about 22 per cent of Birmingham's population are Muslims, according to 2011 census data. | Only about 22 per cent of Birmingham's population are Muslims, according to 2011 census data. |