#FoxNewsFacts: Birmingham reacts to 'Muslim-only city' gaffe

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#FoxNewsFacts: Birmingham reacts to 'Muslim-only city' gaffe

It is fair to say that American terrorism commentator Steven Emerson knows a lot more about the city of Birmingham now.

After describing Britain's second city as a "Muslim-only city" where non-Muslims "don't go", the denizens of the Twittersphere - and Birmingham itself - set him straight.

His comments came in for ridicule, with the hashtag #FoxNewsFacts trending on Twitter.

Mr Emerson, who founded a group called The Investigative Project on Terrorism, later issued an apology for his "terrible error".

Reporting by Rajini Vaidyanathan. Produced by the BBC's Franz Strasser.

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