A statement attributed to novelist Salman Rushdie that warns other religions and cultures about Islam is going viral on social media.
The quote: Alluding to the attack on Rushdie, it reads, "The large majority of peaceful Muslims don't matter because I was attacked by just one Muslim who followed Quran. All religions are not same because they have not codified death to whoever doesn't belong in their religion. On my life I want to warn the world that Islam will not rest till every society, culture, and religion is either annihilated or converted.(sic)"
![Salman Rushdie took to Twitter to clarify that he did not say this.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2023-02%2Fbc0f160a-db93-4d9a-b1d8-d7dc9eff7f27%2FScreenshot_2023_02_08_103225.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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What attack?: On 12 August 2022, Rushdie was attacked ahead of his lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York.
During the introduction, a man – identified as Hadi Matar of New Jersey – leaped onto the stage and stabbed Rushdie, causing loss of vision in one eye.
The truth: Rushdie took to Twitter to clarify that the quote wasn't his. "Fake quote. Not said by me," he wrote on Twitter.
![Salman Rushdie took to Twitter to clarify that he did not say this.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2023-02%2F1aae52d9-66d4-43eb-b09d-109dd6dc9be2%2FScreenshot_2023_02_08_at_1_09_00_PM.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
Rushdie took to Twitter to clarify that it was a "fake" quote.
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Since the quote referred to the attack, we looked for reports/statements made by Rushdie between 12 August 2022-7 February, but didn't find anything.
Conclusion: A fake anti-Islam quote is being falsely linked to Salman Rushdie.
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