Islam

30 April 2025

Image of police officers kneeling in front of Muslim men is AI-generated

The image, which depicts UK police officers kneeling before a group of men in Islamic dress, is likely the product of Artificial Intelligence.

28 April 2025

No, it’s not now compulsory for all schoolchildren to learn about Islam as a ‘main study’

A claim which has been shared widely on social media is not correct.

15 April 2025

Sign telling people not to walk their dogs in an ‘Islamic area’ is not recent

A sign shared on Facebook appeared in Tower Hamlets in 2014—we’ve seen no recent reports of the same or similar signs appearing in London or elsewhere in the UK.

1 April 2025

Sadiq Khan has not proposed to build 40,000 new council homes ‘specifically prioritised for Muslims’

The claim has been shared widely on social media platforms, but it is not accurate.

31 March 2025

Keir Starmer did post on social media about Mothering Sunday

Some have claimed the PM posted about Eid on Sunday while failing to mention Mother’s Day. But while that was true on X, he did mention Mother’s Day on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

24 March 2025

Video does not show mosque being torn down in China

The footage actually shows a building being demolished in a theme park in Indonesia.

26 February 2025

Ireland isn’t set to make 2 February ‘National Hijab Day’

Senator Eileen Flynn made comments supporting women wearing hijabs in the Seanad in 2022, but they do not reflect any official celebration in Ireland.

25 February 2025

Viral post with false claims about Muslims in UK circulates again

These posts have been circulating since at least 2017, but contain claims that are either unevidenced or false.

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21 February 2024

Council tax law does not provide exemptions for homes with prayer rooms

An old myth that Muslims can be exempted from paying council tax if they have a prayer room in their home has been re-circulating online.

15 February 2019

You can’t be exempt from council tax if your home is used as a place of worship

Muslims who use rooms in their homes as a ‘place of worship’ aren’t exempt from council tax.

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Image of police officers kneeling in front of Muslim men is AI-generated

No, it’s not now compulsory for all schoolchildren to learn about Islam as a ‘main study’

Sign telling people not to walk their dogs in an ‘Islamic area’ is not recent

Sadiq Khan has not proposed to build 40,000 new council homes ‘specifically prioritised for Muslims’

Keir Starmer did post on social media about Mothering Sunday

Video does not show mosque being torn down in China

Ireland isn’t set to make 2 February ‘National Hijab Day’

Viral post with false claims about Muslims in UK circulates again

Council tax law does not provide exemptions for homes with prayer rooms

You can’t be exempt from council tax if your home is used as a place of worship

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