NOT REAL NEWS: Polygamy not widespread among Danish Muslims

Polygamy is not becoming a common practice in Denmark due to an influx of Muslim immigrants, as some online outlets have reported. Lise-Lotte Duch, who leads Fakti, told The Associated Press that many of the Muslim women they serve have been living in the country for years, and that it’s likely not many are in polygamous relationships. Anika Liversage, a senior researcher at the Danish Center for Social Science Research, found in a 2011 study on polygamous marriages that the practice is not common in Denmark. Mohammad Khani, an imam who oversees weddings and divorces at the Imam Ali Mosque in Copenhagen, one of the largest mosques in the city, says polygamy in Denmark’s Muslim community is almost nonexistent. ___ This is part of The Associated Press’ ongoing effort to fact-check misinformation that is shared widely online, including work with Facebook to identify and reduce the circulation of false stories on the platform.