▁even ▁revealed ▁that ▁about ▁ 4 3 % ▁of ▁Americans ▁reported ▁feeling ▁some ▁type ▁of ▁pre jud ice ▁against ▁Muslim s , ▁while ▁the ▁religious ▁group ▁itself ▁makes ▁up ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁smallest ▁populations ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁country . ▁This ▁indicates ▁that ▁individuals ▁have ▁developed ▁strong ▁opinions ▁about ▁this ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁based ▁on ▁what ▁has ▁been ▁heavily ▁displayed ▁by ▁the ▁media , ▁which ▁has ▁often ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁negative ▁information . ▁ ▁A ▁report ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁Ber keley ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁on ▁American – I sl am ic ▁Rel ations ▁estimated ▁that ▁ ▁was ▁fund ed ▁to ▁ 3 3 ▁groups ▁whose ▁primary ▁purpose ▁was ▁" to ▁promote ▁pre jud ice ▁against , ▁or ▁hat red ▁of , ▁Islam ▁and ▁Muslim s " ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 4 ▁groups ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁Islam oph ob ia ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁that ▁period . ▁This ▁has ▁been ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" I sl am oph ob ia ▁industry " ▁by ▁sch ol ars ▁Nathan ▁Le an ▁and ▁John ▁Esp os ito . ▁ ▁Fox ▁News ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁V ox ▁Media ▁editor ▁Max ▁Fish er ▁said ▁that ▁Fox ▁News ▁is ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁Islam oph ob ia ▁on ▁U . S ▁media . ▁ ▁Fox ▁News ▁has ▁also ▁had ▁to ▁ret ract ▁false ▁claims ▁about ▁Muslim s . ▁In ▁ 2