Reuters has yet again debunked false online claims alleging that London Mayor Sadiq Khan pledged to build housing exclusively for Muslims.
The video, recorded by Islam Channel during last year’s mayoral, has resurfaced and is circulating widely on social media platforms, Reuters confirmed.
The misinformation had already been debunked last year when it was spread by far right outlets but it getting recycled again seemingly to stoke division and Islamophobic rhetoric.
““I’m fu*king fuming – I’ve just found out London Mayor Sadiq Kahn, under the Muslim housing plan, is building 40,000 new homes for Muslims only to be near mosques and halal food shops,” said one widely shared video post on Facebook.
“Imagine if the British government announced free homes for white British Christians only? It adds.
In reality. these posts deliberately misrepresent Khan’s actual statements, which did not single out Muslims for exclusive housing.
As revealed by Islam Channel when debunking last year’s false claims, the Mayor of London pledged to build 40,000 new council homes after saying housing was a major issue for Muslims in London, not that he would build 40,000 new council homes solely for Muslims.
A spokesperson for the Mayor of London clarified to Reuters that the claim was false, confirming that the 40,000 homes will serve all Londoners needing housing, regardless of faith.
A spokesperson for Islam Channel also pointed out that the misinformation aims...
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