Fox News 'expert' apologises for suggesting Birmingham is a 'Muslims-only' city

"And 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."

Which must be news to the 46% of Birmingham's population who are Christian and the 19% that identify as non-religious as well as the 21% that make up the city's Muslim population.

And Steven also had some thoughts on London:

"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."

Emerson has since issued an unequivocal apology for his misguided statements:

"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. I do not intend to justify or mitigate my mistake by stating that I had relied on other sources because I should have been much more careful. There was no excuse for making this mistake and I owe an apology to every resident of Birmingham. I am not going to make any excuses. I made an inexcusable error. And I am obligated to openly acknowledge that mistake."

But the apology came too late for Twitter where users wasted no time in mocking Fox News with the #FoxNewsFacts:

Even buildings wear burkas in Birmingham #FoxNewsFacts pic.twitter.com/LpqzvxxL2q

— Paul Connolly (@PaulConnolly10) January 11, 2015

Well-known Birmingham band UB40 take their name from a local 40-strong jihadi group known as the Underwear Bombers #foxnewsfacts

— Robert Rea (@robertrea) January 11, 2015

In Birmingham, the local death squads go by the name of Quran Quran.#foxnewsfacts pic.twitter.com/xHXFtPUHxZ

— David J (aka damjef on all good social media apps) (@DamJef) January 11, 2015

Birmingham's refuse collectors are all Bin Laden #FoxNewsFacts

— Dave Hill (@DaveHill) January 11, 2015