It was originally posted to a Dutch viral video site in May and picked up by Dutch media. In her tweet, Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of Britain First, wrote: “VIDEO: Muslim migrant beats up Dutch boy on crutches!” But the victim was not attacked by a Muslim migrant. Also well known: Anti-Muslim extremists in the U.S. and other countries of the West have torched mosques. “Islamist mob pushes a teenage boy off roof and beats him to death!” says the tweet introducing it. ——Find AP Fact Checks at https://apnews.com/tag/APFactCheckEDITOR’S NOTE — A look at the veracity of claims by political figures

Source: National Post November 29, 2017 21:45 UTC