Steven Emerson sparked a #FoxNewsFacts meme after he appeared on the channel to talk about the rise of extremism in Europe.
The Fox News expert who said Birmingham was a "no-go zone" for non-Muslims has compared listening to his mistake as "like [being waterboarded]."
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Quick reminder: Steve Emerson, a self-dubbed expert on terrorism, said yesterday "there are actual cities like Birmingham that are totally Muslim where non-Muslims just simply don't go in."
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But Emerson was a bit baffled when asked if he thought others might be offended by the suggestion getting mocked online was comparable to getting waterboarded.
Waterboarding – an "enhanced interrogations" technique where the recipient feels as though they are drowning – has been used by a number of countries in an attempt to extract information from detainees, although a report released in the Senate Intelligence Committee last month revealed it was not an effective interrogation tool.
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