In January 2015 , following terrorist attacks in Paris , France , Emerson stated in an interview on Fox News that the city of Birmingham was populated entirely by Muslims and was a " no go area " for non-Muslims . According to an estimate from the UK Census of 2011 , Birmingham is estimated to have 21.8 % of its population identify as Muslim , with a Christian population of 46 % , and 25 % claiming no religion or not giving a religion . In the same interview , he claimed that in London , " Muslim religious police ' beat ' anyone who does n't dress according to Muslim , religious Muslim attire " . The errors led to four apologies within 12 hours by Fox News . The UK media regulatory authority Ofcom found Fox News to be in breach of the UK 's broadcasting code on account of the comments . Ofcom described the comments as " materially misleading " and " a serious breach "
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