Muslims Attack Christmas Tree in Mall?
A viral video making the rounds doesn’t show offended Muslims attacking a Christmas tree — it shows an annual “tree plundering” celebration in Cairo.
A viral video making the rounds doesn’t show offended Muslims attacking a Christmas tree — it shows an annual “tree plundering” celebration in Cairo.
An early chain email turned social media rumor attempted to paint the group and its greetings as a casualty of the “War on Christmas.”
An old, debunked holiday trope has been seized on by disinformation purveyors and recycled to generate annual outrage for years.
A chain email invoking Nazi horrors to push Islamophobia spread across two countries — at least.