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New Liberal senator Jim Molan is under fire for sharing inflammatory and misleading anti-Islam videos from British far-right group Britain First.

Fairfax reported on Molan’s promotion of the videos via his Facebook page just hours after Molan was sworn in yesterday. The videos became the subject of controversy in November after being retweeted by United States President Donald Trump, who has since apologised. While the group has claimed the videos show Muslims committing acts of sectarian violence, at least one of the videos has since been proven to be fake.

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