Statements about Islam

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False

Lee's actions contradict that position

Says "Muhammad owned many slaves" while Robert E. Lee was "against slavery."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Tuesday, August 27th, 2019

Mostly False

State law taken out of context

Says North Carolina banned and criminalized "Islamic Sharia Law"

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Thursday, May 23rd, 2019

Pants on Fire!

1-800-PANTSONFIRE

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"The city of Minneapolis has set up a Sharia hotline for residents to report citizens who criticize Islam, in order to prosecute them for ‘hate crimes.’"

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Friday, May 10th, 2019

Pants on Fire!

Photo is from a Quran recitation competition

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Says a photo of a young girl crying alongside an ISIS member is a Christian being forced into sexual slavery as a child bride.

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Tuesday, May 7th, 2019

Pants on Fire!

Not a single shred of evidence

Quotes Valerie Jarrett as saying she is an "Iranian by birth" and seeks to "change America to be a more Islamic country"

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Tuesday, May 7th, 2019