Thread by @cfmmuk

The @talkRADIO, @dailystar & @Daily_Express reported a gay paramedic was refused entry to a mosque to treat a heart attack patient

Our investigation found this demonisation of mosques was made up

Basic checks would have prevented this dangerous lie being spread

More here👇🏽👇🏽

The caller "Tom" was given almost 17 mins of airtime by @cristo_radio to make allegations including how he was prevented from entering the #Mosque, was threatened with decapitation the streets of #Oldham and that he needed police back up on call-outs to certain addresses

The presenter further curated the call in a direction where the caller was allowed to say parts of Greater Manchester had areas he wouldn't go into and all of the areas had the common feature of being "highly populated by #Muslims ." Where have we heard this before?

The clips have been removed by @talkradio yet both it and @cristo_radio have not made any acknowledgment that the story they initiated on their platform was false

The @NWAmbulance has confirmed that no one of the description of the caller works for them, none of the alleged allegations have been recorded and there are no agreements of the type claimed by the caller. @dailystar published story before verifying any of this information

The @Daily_Express has removed its online piece with no acknowledgment of the false story that was published and @talkradio has also removed clips yet both it and @cristo_radio have not made any acknowledgment that the story they initiated on their platform was false

The presenter @cristo_radio of @talkRADIO has acknowledged the issue and will be responding on his show at 10 PM today, do listen in.

https://twitter.com/cristo_radio/status/1377264313308696578

CfMM has responded to @cristo_radio in the thread below, please have a read.

https://twitter.com/cfmmuk/status/1377600562154377232