Well, at least they didn’t describe him as a dark-skinned white dude.
The Associated Press removed all references to Islam when it reported on the capture of the Fresno killer Kori Ali Muhammad, including his shouted words “Allahu Akbar” when he was captured Tuesday afternoon, changing them to their English translation, “God is great.”
The news agency also declined to mention the 39-year-old African-American Muslim’s black supremacist leanings. Don’t want to give him a bad name, you know.
NBC Nightly News didn’t have any such qualms and reported:
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.@KSEE24 Police chief: “Too early to say” if Fresno shooting spree “involves terrorism,” but suspect yelling “Allahu akbar” gives that indication.
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) April 18, 2017
However, The AP described it this way:
Fresno police say suspect in triple slaying told them he hates white people, shouted “God is great” before killings. https://t.co/rrSOzfEXaB
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 18, 2017
People on social media were furious at the news agency’s politically correct tip-toeing around Muhammad’s radical Islamic hatred.
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@AP NO you liars! He shouted Allahu Akbar. Don’t you fkn LIE because “ISLAMOPHOPIA” It was also on his Facebook. Why would u LIE? pic.twitter.com/7ffSpTTr3T
— Lola? ?? (@DropThe_Mic) April 18, 2017
@coff33loveit @DropThe_Mic @AP Well ….He Didn’t Yell ‘ God Save the Queen ‘ now did He..?? Allah is NOT God…!!
— Airborne Infidel (@NoCaliphate) April 19, 2017
@DropThe_Mic @AP AP and MSM helping America’s enemies!
— Wayne Sexton (@waynedsexton) April 19, 2017
NO! THE MUSLIM SHOUTED “ALLAHU AKBAR”. LIARS!! RT @AP: Fresno police say suspect in triple slaying … https://t.co/uBzhDzhWnY
— TheRealBobBirsinger (@robertbirsinger) April 19, 2017
@AP God is great, huh? Did he yell that in any particular language?
— Brian Daly (@briandalynj) April 18, 2017
@SunnyInCali922 @VA4DJT @AP Look at the difference between @FoxNews & @AP – Sickening! THIS was a hate crime! The man is Muslim.He shouted ‘Allahu Akhbar’ pic.twitter.com/O1U8Ti7ret
— Lisa Smith (@lsmith4680) April 18, 2017
@2A_GraphX @SunnyInCali922 @VA4DJT @AP @FoxNews And watch how quickly the story gets buried by MSM too!
— Lisa Smith (@lsmith4680) April 18, 2017
@AP Are you joking w/ this headline??
I read your article. It’s not offensive( if that’s your issue) to write the truth.— Gedy Shaltiel (@GedyShaltiel) April 18, 2017
The AP also failed to mention that Muhammad was a black supremacist, The Daily Mail reported:
He later told police that he hates white people. His victims were all Caucasian males apparently chosen at random.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer called the acts ‘unprovoked’ and ‘solely based on race’. They are investigating the incident as a hate crime.
When 37-year-old Steve Stephens was on the lam after committing the senseless murder of an elderly man, a local TV station described him as having “dark white skin.”
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@fox8news in Cleveland says that Steve Stephens has “dark white skin”. What does that even mean? pic.twitter.com/r7gvd6rtSZ
— Based Monitored ?? (@BasedMonitored) April 17, 2017
At least The AP didn’t go to those lengths. It chose instead to simply not mention Muhammad’s race at all.
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