A graphic image is being shared on social media. The image shows a text in bold letters saying, “Denmark has passed a law abolishing the Muslim community’s right to vote.This is called pure secularism.” Users are sharing this image fiercely, claiming it to be Denmark’s correct decision and demanding that the same should happen in India.
A user named Manoj Srivastava tweeted this picture and wrote: “It’s the right decision* Same should happen in India”.
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This tweet has received more than 1500 retweets and around 4000 likes, while it has been viewed by 30,000 users on Twitter.
Moreover, other users are also sharing this image with similar claims.
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Fact-Check
To verify the claims related to the viral graphical image, the Dfrac team searched some keywords on Google. We didn’t came across any news associated with this claim published by any media house.
Surely, we discovered some other media reports claiming that in October 2019, parliament of Denmark had passed a law associated with citizenship. According to law, the government of Denmark can strip off the nationality of the militants who have gone abroad to fight for militant groups like Islamic State.
At the same time, the team didn’t find information on the website of Danish parliament claiming the Danish parliament passed a law stating that Muslim citizens have no right to vote.
A person must be at least 18 years old to vote in Denmark. The person voting must be a resident of Denmark, Greenland or the Faroe Islands.
According to media reports, the Muslim Community in Denmark, is treated stringently.
Conclusion
Dfrac’s Fact-Check proves that Denmark has not passed any law which deprives Muslims of their voting rights. Hence, the claim of social media users is false.
