The European Union, Denmark, and Germany have banned references to Hamas except as savages.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
The claim overstates the record. Germany banned Hamas activities, symbols, and some slogans in November 2023, and the EU has sanctions against people who support Hamas, but no source shows a ban on references to Hamas in general, and nothing shows Denmark banning anything of the kind.
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What was said
… Whether it be on the Jewish issue or anything else, normies only get a very small percentage of the actual data available for any question. So much is blocked out, entire points of view are blocked out. And as you probably know, the EU, I know a few governments in Denmark, and I think Germany, are banning any references to Hamas except as savages, which has become the norm now. But to think that these are the same, I mean, Islam didn't show up until centuries after Christ, so I don't know how that fits into it. …
The Pete Quiñones Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. The German Interior Ministry's November 2023 press release and legal summary show the ban covers all activities of Hamas and Samidoun plus specified symbols, not a general ban on references to Hamas.[1][2]
Contradicts. The EU measures in the sources are sanctions (travel bans, asset freezes) on individuals and entities that support Hamas or PIJ, not a ban on references to Hamas.[3][4]
Context. CNN reports Germany's crackdown extends to slogans and flags, and Denmark's role appears only as terror-related arrests with alleged Hamas links, not a ban on references to Hamas.[5]
Context. The 'except as savages' portion is rhetorical characterization that no source addresses, so it cannot be graded.
Sources
5 sources: 1 primary, 3 not rated, 1 tier 2
- 1Germany: Ministry of the Interior Bans Activities of Hamas and Samidounloc.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 2HAMAS and Samidoun banned in Germanybmi.bund.de · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3Sanctions against terrorismconsilium.europa.eu · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Konsolideret TEKST: 32024D0385 — DAeur-lex.europa.eu · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Crackdown on an already banned Hamas raises free speech ... - CNNcnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
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