Yuwei Zheng
Moana de Almeida
With the development of globalization, cross-border population flow has become a common
phenomenon. According to the data released by the United Nations, the total number of global
migrants to other countries reached 272 million by 2019, an increase of 51 million since
2010, accounting for about 3.5% of the global population (UN, 2019). Immigrants enter
other countries, which brings labor force to these countries and promotes social and economic
development, but at the same time, a series of problems caused by immigration cannot be
ignored.
I use critical discourse analysis to do a case study of the article “Londonistan”, written
by Giulio Meotti. Giulio Meotti points out that in London, 500 Christian churches have been
replaced by 423 new mosques. He believes that Islam is gradually replacing Christianity and
becoming the mainstream religion in London. Also, Giulio Meotti revealed deep concern.
When I googled “Londonistan: 423 new mosques; 500 closed churches,” were reprinted by
other international websites. It can be seen that this article is widely spread on the Internet.
However, Tencent News, one of China’s largest news websites, pointed out that the article
was not true. The term “fake news” has attracted wide attention. Critics believe that fake
news includes pure deception, bait and deliberate political rumor activities (Funke, 2017).
The continued use of fake news will weaken people’s trust in real news (Aljosha, 2018). The
article “Londonistan” comes from the right-wing anti-Muslim website, reflecting the intention
of Western media to guide netizens to strengthen Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism.
On April 2, 2017, an article entitled “Londonistan: 423 New Mosques; 500 Closed Churches”
written by Giulio Meotti, was published on the Internet, which attracted people’s attention.
Giulio Meotti is an Italian journalist and focus on Middle Eastern and Jewish issues.
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