THE DAILY MAIL was forced to delete an inflammatory article about illegal immigrants in a French suburb after it was described as “a sum of lies, inaccuracies, factual mistakes and data/quotes with no sources.”

French activist Marwan Muhammad identified 15 mistakes in Andrew Malone’s report, headed “Powder keg Paris,” including a claim that there are “as many as 300,000 illegal immigrants” in Saint Denis, “according to French parliamentarians.”

Hello @MailOnline. I've read your "devastating" article on "illegal migrants in Saint Denis". We too in France have tabloïds who couldn't care less about the truth, but I really have to say: you're in a league of your own. Everything in your paper is wrong. A fact checking: pic.twitter.com/zWiqlffxsP

— Marwan Muhammad (@_MarwanMuhammad) August 4, 2018

He pointed out that French parliamentarians actually “say the exact opposite” and suggested that Mr Malone had obtained the figure from “far-right websites that are known to invent statistics, spread fake news and stigmatise communities.”

Mr Muhammad said: “We too in France have tabloids who couldn’t care less about the truth, but I really have to say you’re in a league of your own. Everything in your paper is wrong.

“If this is your definition of journalism, then don’t be surprised when people call you a racially obsessed tabloid with no ethics.”