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Did a Muslim Principal Ban Crucifixes in a Virginia School? Claim A Muslim principal in Virginia banned crucifixes, saying that there was no place for religion in schools. Rating Not True Like this fact check? Reporting On January 30 2019, Facebook page The Blacksphere shared the following meme, purportedly depicting a Virginia principal named Mamasai Mamakusa: The meme was likely outrage-bait which implied that the nonexistent principal’s hijab constituted a form of religious expression, one she supposedly deemed acceptable for herself but not Christian students. Text added to what appeared to be a stock image of a woman in a hijab read: THIS IS MAMASAI MAMAKUSA, A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN RICHMOND, VA SHE HAS EXPELLED 2 KIDS FOR WEARING A CRUCIFIX AROUND THEIR NECKS SAYING, THERE IS NO PLACE FOR RELIGION AT A SCHOOL The first clue that the meme was not on the up-and-up was the fact that it was very clearly a stock image , and not one taken from a news story about a specific incident in Richmond, Virginia. The second was arguably more subtle, but still noticeable. Mamasai Mamakusa was the purported name of the depicted woman, and was also easily recognizable as a lyric of sorts from the Michael Jackson song Wanna Be Startin’ Something: [Outro] Florida is where wokes go to die... Please enable JavaScript Florida is where wokes go to die Help me sing it Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Help me sing it babe Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Sing it to the world, sing it out loud Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa However, the most telling aspect of the Mamasai Mamakusa meme was its origin, a July 2018 post on a satirical Facebook page called America’s Last Line of Defense. Posted in Disinformation , Fact Checks Tagged fake news , freedom of religion , imaginary muslim outrage , last line of defense , mamasai mamakusa
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