This widely circulated message supposedly outlines ideas and opinions about Halal certification expressed by iconic Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith, owner of Australian food brand Dick Smith Foods.
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Politics
Links to reports about political hoaxes, diatribes and opinion pieces.
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Faux Images and VideosPolitics
Circulating Picture of Ferguson Protest Sign is Faked
by Brett M. Christensen December 3, 2014This widely circulated image depicts a protester in the troubled city of Ferguson holding up a sign that reads ‘No mother should have to fear for her son’s life every time he robs a store’.
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Politics
Reports Claim Subway UK Removing Pork Products and Serving Halal Only Food
by Brett M. Christensen May 1, 2014Circulating reports claim that some Subway stores in the UK do not serve ham and bacon and offer only halal meat.
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Fake-NewsHoaxesPolitics
NO, Obama is NOT Opening Free Gas Stations in Poor Neighborhoods
by Brett M. Christensen November 1, 2013Message circulating via social media claims that US President Obama is rolling out a nationwide network of gas stations that will offer free gas to minority groups and the poor.
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Politics
Vladimir Putin’s Supposed Speech to the Duma on Minorities and Sharia Law
by Brett M. Christensen August 8, 2013Widely circulated message claims that, in a February 4, 2013 speech to the Duma, Russian President Vladimir Putin bluntly advised Russian minorities that they should speak Russian and adapt to Russian culture.
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Politics
The Bogus Tale of The British Flag Lapel Pin and the Rude Muslim Woman in the Checkout Queue
by Brett M. Christensen April 8, 2013Message tells the story of how a Muslim woman in a British supermarket checkout queue was taken to task and put in her place by an elderly shopper after she made critical remarks about the cashier’s British flag lapel pin and the UK’s military involvement in Afghanistan.
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MisleadingPolitics
‘Bad Brit’ – Nigel Farage and the Tory Party’s Worst Nightmare
by Brett M. Christensen March 28, 2013A circulating political piece that discusses perceived issues with UK social and political life is attributed to British politician and leader of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage.
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HoaxesPolitics
Hoax – Julia Gillard Tells Muslims To Adapt or Leave
by Brett M. Christensen January 11, 2013Widely circulated message claims that former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard stated that immigrants should adapt to Australian culture, language and beliefs or leave the country.
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Politics
False Protest Message Claims Picture Shows 500 Christians Burned By Muslim Terrorists
by Brett M. Christensen January 10, 2013Widely circulated message claims that an attached photograph shows the charred bodies of 500 Nigerian Christians burned in a massacre perpetrated by Muslim terrorists.
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HoaxesPolitics
Hoax – Oliver North Warned Congress About Osama Bin Laden in 1987
by Brett M. Christensen November 5, 2012Long circulated message claims that, while testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings in 1987, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North warned questioning US senator Al Gore about a very dangerous Muslim terrorist named Osama bin Laden and recommended that an “assassin team be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth”.