Revived Falsehood that Trump Fired ‘Muslim Judge’
By Angelo Fichera
Posted on November 25, 2019
Quick Take
A viral story shared on Facebook falsely claims President Donald Trump has fired a “Muslim federal judge†over “Sharia Law.†The story was published two years ago by a website that calls its work satire, but it is being spread again by a Tumblr site.
A headline shared more than 50,000 times on Facebook — from a Tumblr account whose URL is misleadingly made to look like a Fox News property — falsely tells users that President Donald Trump has removed a “Muslim federal judge for trying to implement Sharia Law.â€
The falsehood, now being spread by foxnw.tumblr.com, has circulated for two years, and was originally published in 2017 by the self-described satirical publication called America’s Last Line of Defense. The Tumblr account links to a post on another website, which refers to a “22nd Circuit Court of Appeals Justice†named “Hansam al Alallawalahi-Smith.†But neither the court nor the judge exist.
https://www.factcheck.org/2019/11/revived-falsehood-that-trump-fired-muslim-judge/