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18 September 2017

Fake news: A Georgia mosque did NOT divert Harvey donations to Syrian refugees 7SEP17


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THE only reason to start this rumor and to pass it on without any attempt to verify it as true is hatred, bigotry, racism and xenophobia, traits that are being fostered and promoted by the drumpf/trump-pence administration and their neo-nazi, fascist right wing supporters. From PolitiFact.....

Fake news: A Georgia mosque did NOT divert Harvey donations to Syrian refugees

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Pure fabrication lies behind a story flagged by Facebook users about a Georgia mosque sending Hurricane Harvey donations to Syrian refugees. A website called As American as Apple Pie posted this headline on Sept. 7: "Georgia Mosque KEEPS Hurricane Harvey Donations, Will Send To Syrian Refugees Instead."
The item cited Imam Sharaj Alkalb of the Ramazala Mosque in Peachton who allegedly said, "Because Donald Trump will not let victims of war and crime seek solitude in the United States, we can not in good conscience help his people when so many Muslims can not find shelter."
There is not a whisper of truth to this piece.
For starters, there is no Peachton, Ga.
A website named Salatomatic lists mosques around the country. There is no Ramazala Mosque in Georgia.
The article urges readers to "call the Ramazala Mosque at (330) 366-6476 and give them a piece of your mind." The 330 area code covers Akron, Ohio. The number is the same number as the one listed on the As American as Apple Pie Facebook page.
That Facebook page describes the website as an entertainment website launched in 2024.
similar version of this story on another website claimed that police arrested Alkalb. That item quoted the "local newspaper, the Peachton Herald." That paper is as made up as the town of Peachton.
Our ruling
A self-described entertainment website posted a story that a Georgia mosque was diverting Hurricane Harvey donations to refugees from Syria. Neither the mosque nor the town it supposedly is in exist.
This is pure fake news. We rate it Pants on Fire.
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"Georgia mosque keeps Hurricane Harvey donations, will send to Syrian refugees instead"

About this statement:

Published: Monday, September 11th, 2017 at 3:15 p.m.
Researched by: Jon Greenberg
Edited by: Aaron Sharockman
Subjects: Fake newsIslam

Sources:

American as Applie Pie, Facebook page, accessed Sept. 11, 2017
Salatomatic, Georgia mosques, accessed Sept. 11, 2017

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