Parody Fox News Twitter account threatens social media users posting #foxnewsfacts
A parody Fox News Twitter account has been bombarding tweeters uploading satirical content using the hashtag #Foxnewsfacts with fake legal threats.
The phoney threats were issued through the @FoxNewsPress account to users posting #Foxnewsfacts on Twitter - a trending topic on the social network since a Fox presenter made the claim that that Birmingham is a “Muslim-only city” on Sunday.
The account, which claims to be the “Press Relations Team for US' top news channel" issued a series of takedown notices to Twitter users.
@gaz_cordery Please delete this image and the attributed statement. This has not come from @FoxNews team. Remove or face legal recourse.
— Fox News Press Team (@FoxNewsPress) January 12, 2015
Hi @LucienSarti can we call you to arrange purchase rights for this image? are you the copyright holder? @FoxNews
— Fox News Press Team (@FoxNewsPress) January 12, 2015
@Sttbs73 We take offence & are seriously concerned by your attribution of false info to us. Please delete your tweet or face legal recourse. — Fox News Press Team (@FoxNewsPress) January 12, 2015@eagle1776n In no way has @FoxNews published or broadcast any such comment or accusation. Please delete tweet or face legal recourse. — Fox News Press Team (@FoxNewsPress) January 12, 2015@FoxNewsPress also chastised former MP Louise Mensch for exposing it as a fraud.
Hi @LouiseMensch, as mentioned in our earlier tweets, we are awaiting official verification from @twitter as this is a new account. — Fox News Press Team (@FoxNewsPress) January 12, 2015@LouiseMensch If you could refrain from informing your 18M followers that this is a fake account it would make my day a bit easier. Lucy :) — Fox News Press Team (@FoxNewsPress) January 12, 2015Further tweets goaded social media users into sending abuse to Fox news staff.
The team at @FoxNews do not in any way advocate abuse or the misrepresentation of fact. Please refrain from abusing our reporters. — Fox News Press Team (@FoxNewsPress) January 12, 2015In response to the comments made on Fox News, prime minister David Cameron branded reporter Steven Emerson "an idiot" according to ITV News. Below is a taster of the tweets currently being directed at Fox News.
The Queen is now being forced to wear a hijab by 'Moslems' due to the sharia law enforcement in the UK #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/PygydYLBGE — immortal (@omfgitszoya_) January 12, 2015#Birmingham people are banned from celebrating The Sabbath. #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/B0tKiINSVq — Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) January 12, 2015Humour for the day in abundance based on #FoxNewsFacts https://t.co/LqSJvQJSRh FoxNewsFacts?src=hash pic.twitter.com/WAdiZeYws4 — Simon Bailey (@newtriks) January 12, 2015
#Muslims are controlling the weather in Britain. In some places it's Sunni, but mainly Shi'ite. #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/fXzpIPXofa — Ahmad Fraz (@Ahmad_Fraz9) January 12, 2015
Hagrid accepts islam and will now be the new islamic at teacher at Hogwarts #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/Kazv3WZCI2 — #FreePalestine (@faizanr7) January 12, 2015
Dancing is banned as Unislamic in the UK and the Queen personally beheads those guilty of promoting it #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/cbV6abUxtw — Tapio (@LordShropshire) January 12, 2015