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  • 2019-01-09 (xsd:date)
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  • Did This Video Show Muslims Ripping Up an American Flag on the Streets of New York? (en)
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  • On 29 December 2018, a Facebook user posted a video showing a group of Muslims ripping up a U.S. flag on a street in New York City, saying, This is not how you treat the flag of a country that has accepted you and helped you. This is not in Iran, this is in New York: The Facebook post correctly stated that this video was filmed in New York and not Iran, but it failed to mention the video is well over a decade old. This video was shot in 2005 and shows members of the Islamic Thinkers Society desecrating an American flag during a rally in New York City. The group said the event was held in response to reports that U. S. officials were desecrating Qurans while interrogating prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. The New York Times reported of the group that: In a message posted to the Islamic group's website in June 2005, they explained their reasoning for ripping up an American flag and noted that their actions were protected by the U.S. constitution: (en)
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