12 Facts About Gatestone Institute

1.

Gatestone Institute is a far-right think tank known for publishing anti-Muslim articles.

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2.

Gatestone Institute was founded by political activist Nina Rosenwald in 2008.

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Gatestone Institute's personnel include Nina Rosenwald, and Naomi H Perlman .

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4.

Gatestone Institute authors, including Geert Wilders, have appeared on Russian media, including Sputnik News and RT.

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Gatestone Institute has been frequently described as anti-Muslim, regularly publishes false reports to stoke anti-Muslim fears, and has published false stories pertaining to Muslims and Islam.

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Gatestone Institute authors have a particular interest in Germany and Sweden, and frequently criticize leaders such as Macron and Merkel.

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7.

Muslim writers for the Gatestone Institute have defended the organization and Rosenwald against the claims by CAIR.

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Gatestone Institute's claims were picked up by many outlets, including FrontPageMag, and The Washington Times.

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Gatestone Institute subsequently corrected the article and apologized for the error, before removing it entirely from its website.

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10.

In 2017, Gatestone Institute falsely claimed that 500 churches closed and 423 new mosques opened in London since 2001, and argued that London was being islamized and turning into "Londonistan".

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Gatestone Institute published false articles during the 2017 German federal election.

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Gatestone Institute cross-posted a Daily Mail article, which, according to BuzzFeed News, "grossly mischaracterized crime data" concerning crime by refugees in Germany.

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