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  • 2015-03-06 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Obama Say 'Muslims Built the Fabric of Our Nation'? (en)
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  • On 28 July 2014, Breitbart published an article under the headline Obama: Muslims Built 'The Very Fabric of Our Nation that referenced a 27 July 2014 statement issued by the White House on the occasion of the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr (which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan). That headline subsequently circulated on social media and was widely accepted as a direct quote from President Obama: However, the President's complete remarks, in context, were posted to the White House's web site and revealed a different substance than the misleading Breitbart headline that was widely circulated online: The Breitbart headline omitted that the President's statement specifically referenced Muslim Americans, not Muslims in general. As well, the headline's omission of Obama's use of the word contributions by Muslim Americans deliberately fostered the misleading impression that the President had contended Muslims alone (or Muslims primarily) were responsible for creating the very fabric of our nation (rather than merely being one of many groups who played a part in the process). Finally, Breitbart's substitution of built for building in the headline also led many readers to wrongly believe that President Obama had asserted Muslims had been making vital contributions to guiding the United States since the country's inception, when the context of his statement made it clear he was recognizing the modern ongoing contributions (not historical ones) of Muslim Americans (not all Muslims in general) to building the very fabric of our nation and strengthening the core of our democracy. (en)
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