HOAX: Viral tweet showing massive Muslim prayer rally in Alabama isn’t real

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September 9, 2018

A tweet that went viral on Sunday depicting a massive Muslim prayer in “Birmingham, Alabama” is #FakeNews.

This is not Saudi Arabia…
This is “Sweet Home” Birmingham, Alabama..! Nervous yet? #ma4t pic.twitter.com/bglbWWStRT

— Mike Allen (@AMike4761) September 9, 2018

A simple Google Image check reveals that the prayer occurred in the capital city of Tirana, Albania in 2015 in celebration of Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan.

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Just remember…

Favourite wise-words-from-Abe-Lincoln meme of the day: pic.twitter.com/lOhlGjdwI0

— Melanie Tait (@MelanieTait) April 24, 2013

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