Rebel News owns van being probed by Toronto Police Hate Crimes Unit, it says [Video]

Rebel News has claimed ownership of a cube van in Toronto seen displaying videos of Muslim people in an incident that politicians, community leaders, and police have since deemed as Islamophobic.

In a post on social media Thursday, founder Ezra Levant said the media group is under investigation for running the ads on their company van.

The videos, displayed on the billboard and later shared on social media, ask “Is this Yemen? Is this Syria? Is this Iraq?” before showing images of people in prayer. “Wake up Canada. You are under siege,” it then reads.

The Toronto Police Service confirmed Wednesday that its Hate Crimes Unit is investigating the incident.

Community members and activists have spoken out against its message since the videos surfaced earlier this week. On Wednesday, Canada’s Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, Amira Elghawaby, called the incident “threatening and dangerous.”

The messaging goes beyond free speech and has stoked fear within the Muslim …