An image mimicking the layout of an opinion column in The Guardian, and which is falsely attributed to British lawmaker Apsana Begum, has been shared online.
However, a spokesperson for the British newspaper said it had not published such a column.
The image shared (archived) on Facebook (archived) shows the fake op-ed, headlined: “Gaza will rise from the ashes to become a place of pilgrimage for the trans community.
Free Palestine.” It also includes a byline and photograph for Begum, a Labour member of Parliament for London’s Poplar and Limehouse constituency, as would be seen on an authentic op-ed published in The Guardian.
A spokesperson for The Guardian told Reuters in an email that the screenshot “has never been a published Guardian headline or story”.
Persons:
Apsana Begum, Begum, Read
Organizations:
Guardian, Facebook, Labour, Reuters, The Guardian, Thomson
Locations:
Gaza, Free Palestine, Limehouse, Palestine