Claim: President Barack Obama claimed that the U.S. is "one of the largest Muslim countries in the world" in terms of population. That strains the facts mightily. The U.S. Muslim population probably doesn't even rank in the top 50. Obama's remark came in a June 1 interview with French TV correspondent Laura Haim: Obama: June 1: Now, the flip side is I think that the United States and the West generally, we have to educate ourselves more effectively on Islam.
Fact-check: Obama: U.S. "One of the Largest Muslim Countries." Not! - FactCheck.org
Verdict: president barack obama claimed that the u.s. is "one of the largest muslim countries in the world" in terms of population. that strains the facts mightily. the u.s. muslim population probably doesn't even rank in the top 50. obama's remark came in a june 1 interview with french tv correspondent laura haim: obama: june 1: now, the flip side is i think that the united states and the west generally, we have to educate ourselves more effectively on islam.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2009-06-04T19:05:29