The Conversation (0)
Kiara Keane
Mar 24, 2017
GETTY
Gary Lineker has shut down Fox News’ claims that Londoners are living in fear in the aftermath of the Westminster terror attack.
On Wednesday afternoon, a police officer was stabbed and killed outside the Houses of Parliament shortly after a car ploughed into a crowd of people on Westminster Bridge.
As Fox News discussed the attack, in which four people were killed and around 40 more were injured, a former contestant on The Apprentice claimed:
‘People are cowed, people are afraid and people are not united’
Afterwards, the US news channel had tweeted the quote, prompting a serious backlash:
Gary Lineker quickly set them straight, replying:
It seems that Londoners agreed with his sentiment, as many shared their outrage at Fox News' fear mongering:
More: Fox News said a white terror suspect was ‘Moroccan’. Then Justin Trudeau stepped in