Appearing on Fox News host Jeanine Pirro’s weekend show, a terrorism expert sounded the alarm about creeping Islam in Europe by pointing out that Birmingham, England is now “totally Muslim.”

Steve Emerson, Executive Director of The Investigative Project on Terrorism, told a credulous Pirro that parts of England have been overrun with Muslims, making it unsafe for non-believers to visit or pass through.

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“In Britain, it’s not just no-go zones, there are actual cities like Birmingham that are totally Muslim where non-Muslims just simply don’t go in,” Emerson explained.

He continued, “And parts of London, there are actually Muslim religious police that actually beat and actually wound seriously anyone who doesn’t dress according to Muslim, religious Muslim attire. So there’s a situation that Western Europe is not dealing with.”

In fact, a 2011 census showed that only about 22 percent of Birmingham’s population is Muslim, while the remainder is spread across multiple alternative religions.

People on Twitter were quick to jump on Emerson’s comments, mocking his knowledge of the city — while using the popular #FoxNewsFacts hashtag — with one pointing out, “In Birmingham you can now only play The Beatles “Halal You Need Is Love” remastered version in public places #FoxNewsFacts,” while another noted “The city is now called Birming because Ham is not halal. #foxnewsfacts.”

Emerson later apologized for his comments in a statement sent to the Huffington Post, writing, “I have clearly made a terrible error for which I am deeply sorry. My comments about Birmingham were totally in error. And I am issuing an apology and correction on my website immediately for having made this comment about the beautiful city of Birmingham.”

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He added, “I am not going to make any excuses. I made an inexcusable error. And I am obligated to openly acknowledge that mistake.”

A sampling of the #FoxNewsFacts tweets below along with the Pirro video:

The original name of the show was MiddleEastEnders. The BBC dropped the “Middle” to conceal its creeping sharia agenda. #foxnewsfacts — Dan Murphy (@bungdan) January 11, 2015

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I was supposed to go to Birmingham last week but I forgot my passport #foxnewsfacts — Joe Cohen (@Cohen_Goes_HAM) January 11, 2015

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One Direction was named to remind people in Birmingham that they may only pray towards Mecca. #FoxNewsFacts — LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) January 12, 2015

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Fox News has a higher percentage of Muslim shareholders than Birmingham has of Muslim residents. #FoxNewsFacts #RealFacts — Barracks O’Bama (@P0TUS) January 12, 2015

The city is now called Birming because Ham is not halal. #foxnewsfacts — Kamila Shamsie (@kamilashamsie) January 11, 2015

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Birmingham has a chain of fast food restaurants called “Burqa King” #foxnewsfacts — Tom Copley (@tomcopley) January 11, 2015

Viewed from above, the M26 spells out ‘Death to the West’ in Arabic #FoxNewsFacts — Dean Burnett (@garwboy) January 11, 2015

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In Birmingham, the local death squads go by the name of Quran Quran. #foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/xHXFtPUHxZ — David Jack (@DamJef) January 11, 2015

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Fox News is using #FoxNewsFacts as a reporting tool for upcoming stories. #FoxNewsFacts — Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) January 12, 2015

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