This takedown of a Daily Mail story went viral because it’s so devastating
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Mistake 10: there are no ethnic/religious statistics in France (least related to criminality), so where did you get this quantitative assessment of drug related criminality in Saint Denis ? pic.twitter.com/Bz2KJYz6ki
— Marwan Muhammad (@_MarwanMuhammad) August 4, 2018
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Mistake 11: you suggest in your article that somehow, Christmas is cancelled in Saint Denis? Here’s the Christmas market in Saint Denis, right in front of the city hall, where everybody can come. There are dozens of activities, during the same holiday period, all across the city. pic.twitter.com/WqfTKK29og
— Marwan Muhammad (@_MarwanMuhammad) August 4, 2018
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Mistake 12: you suggest in your article that the average pattern for Muslim women to wear the hijab is for safety reasons. An anonymous study shows that 23% Muslim women wear it. Are the 77% others in serious danger? As for those who wear it, 76% do so for religions motivations. pic.twitter.com/h2HDDwtm6n
— Marwan Muhammad (@_MarwanMuhammad) August 4, 2018
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Mistake 13: You quote Yasser Louati “of CCIF”. Mr Louati doesn’t work for this organisation since June 2016 and has started another NGO since then, “Comité Justice & Liberté”. Hit refresh on your computer and respect both entities, by properly crediting them. pic.twitter.com/LCTyPI9nLt
— Marwan Muhammad (@_MarwanMuhammad) August 4, 2018
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Mistake 14: you imply that Jean Louis Borloo is a “left winger”. Lol. He’s a very well known politician in France… from the center right. A simple visit on wikipedia would have saved you this one… pic.twitter.com/xCG04XQzg1
— Marwan Muhammad (@_MarwanMuhammad) August 4, 2018
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Mistake 15: your reporter claims that after a week in Saint Denis and dozens of interviews, only ONE person accepted to shake hands. Others consistently “offered their wrist (because he is) an infidel”. I was dead laughing when I read this part. Why? Let’s see… pic.twitter.com/LqIhP9gt59
— Marwan Muhammad (@_MarwanMuhammad) August 4, 2018
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There is absolutely no such thing in Islam as (#HardcoreInventedHardlinerVoiceModeActivated): “don’t shaaaake hands with the kuffaaaaar. But you can still offer your wrist to Daily Mail no go zone reporteeeers”. At least when you invent a lie, try to make it look credible.
— Marwan Muhammad (@_MarwanMuhammad) August 4, 2018
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So, in summary, from the very first line to the last, your article is a sum of lies, inaccuracies, factual mistakes and data/quotes with no sources. If this is your definition of journalism, then don’t be suprised when people call you a racially obsessed tabloid, with no ethics.
— Marwan Muhammad (@_MarwanMuhammad) August 4, 2018
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*A correction on nb 2: it’s not the taking of pictures in and of itself (in public spaces) that is punished by law but its use and dissemination without consent. In private spaces, consent is required even for the capture. If anything else requires precision, pls tell me. Thanks!
— Marwan Muhammad (@_MarwanMuhammad) August 5, 2018
Thousands of people shared it online.
An extraordinarily patient and devastating takedown. Will the Mail apologise? Or will they ignore it, and thereby admit they have no interest in the truth and every interest in whipping up religious hatred? https://t.co/8ZHXos86TE
— Dan Rebellato (@DanRebellato) August 5, 2018
FACTS SCHMACTS: I’d like to introduce you to @_MarwanMuhammad’s wonderful takedown of the Mail’s pernicious, error-strewn, race-obsessed disinformation efforts.
While their amateurism is laughable, thousands of their readers will believe them and let it inform their worldview… https://t.co/CU6aQmBjJZ
— The DM Reporter (@DMReporter) August 4, 2018
How they work 👇 https://t.co/LundcOWYIA
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) August 5, 2018
And this is what happened next.
Sadly, it seems Andrew Malone, the “reporter” (@katiba1171) has deleted/suspended his twitter account. It’s a shame, I’d have loved to see more of his creative work. I hope the thread has been useful to you guys. And really, thank you @miqdaad for bringing this to my attention. /
— Marwan Muhammad (@_MarwanMuhammad) August 5, 2018
Follow up:
– @MailOnline have removed the story from their website, “for investigation”
– @StopFundingHate (rightfully) continues to call for brands to withdraw their financial support to the Daily Mail.As responsible consumers, I personally think we should support this effort.
— Marwan Muhammad (@_MarwanMuhammad) August 5, 2018
