Is the quote attributed to an unidentified Muslim man that says, "Christians, you're no longer allowed to say Merry Christmas, it's offensive to Muslims" real? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool concluded that a video of the man saying Christians are no longer allowed to say Merry Christmas because it is offensive to Muslims likely contained AI-generated content. There is no evidence that the statement was made by a real person.
The claim appeared in a May 29, 2026, post on Facebook account @DavidJHarrisJr (archived here). The post contained a screenshot of a man speaking into a microphone with a text overlay that read:
'Christians, you're no longer allowed to say "Merry Christmas". It's offensive to us Muslims.'
This is what the screenshot looked like:
(Source: post by @DavidJHarrisJr on Facebook.)
The post does not cite any sources or identify the man purporting to say that Christians are no longer allowed to say Merry Christmas because it is offensive to Muslims.
While the post on Facebook is just an image, a video of the man making the statement was published on X account @TrumpsHurricane (archived here) on May 28, 2026. The audio shows signs of AI text-to-speech, which can create a professional-sounding voice but often lacks the natural intonation and rhythm of a human.
This Muslim man says "Christians, you're no longer allowed to say Merry Christmas. It's offensive to us Muslims"
-- Val (@TrumpsHurricane) May 28, 2026
What's your response to him ?? pic.twitter.com/09iX6eJiER
The Hive Moderation AI-Generated Content Detection tool concluded that the video was overall "likely to contain AI-generated or deepfake content." It rated the piece 99.3% "likely to have AI-generated speech":
(Image source: Hive Moderation.)
