On Friday, the A.D.L. issued a statement opposing what's been called the Ground Zero Mosque, and is a planned Islamic Community Center two and a half blocks from the site.

A 2010 Ohio State University study of public misperceptions about the so-called "Ground Zero Mosque" found that viewers who relied on Fox News were 66% more likely to believe incorrect rumors than those with "low reliance" on Fox News.

Ventura also demanded that opposition to the Ground Zero Mosque should be ignored because "people need to remember, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights should be written in stone.

After former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for opponents of the so-called "Ground Zero Mosque" to be investigated, Roger L. Simon called for a congressional investigation into what he described as censorship of discussions of Islam among law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

The project is entitled Park51, was formerly named the Cordoba House and some informally refer to it as the Ground Zero Mosque.

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The GOP candidate won because the District was upset over Weiner's escapades, and because of the fear tactics used claiming the Democratic candidate was for a "Ground Zero Mosque".

More recently he wrote a piece on the controversy surrounding the possible construction of the "Ground Zero Mosque" in Manhattan, Tolerance test for New York.