“Russian President Vladimir Putin banned mixed-religion marriages for Muslims in Russia”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 Nov 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia (DUM) passed a religious ruling that bans Muslims in Russia marrying non-Muslim women. This ruling is passed by the advisory council of this religious organization. This ruling has no legal power from the Russian Government
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 November 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 25 November 2020, 6 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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