trustme.bro/r/…
✓ checked
trust me, bro:
here is the receipt.
the claim

Islam is banned in Japan

the verdict
REFUTED
the evidence says no
Recorded sources
0 sources for · 6 against

Counts group repeated records of the same source within each side. They do not measure evidence strength or source independence.

Multiple fact-checks and official records confirm that Islam is not banned in Japan, and the country's constitution guarantees freedom of religion for its growing Muslim population.

How claims like this are judged

Judged against fact-checker rulings and reference works: claims of this kind are settled by the fact-checking record, not journal abstracts.

Evidence against · 6
FACTLY: Most of the claims in this list regarding Japan's restrictions on Islam ...
Recorded source metadata

FACTLY: Most of the claims in this list regarding Japan's restrictions on Islam .... FACTLY. https://factly.in/most-of-the-claims-in-this-list-regarding-japans-restrictions-on-islam-are-false/

Fact-checker ruling: FALSE

See more details
More against · 5
PolitiFact: Viral graphic says Japan keeps out radical Islam through strong ...
Recorded source metadata

PolitiFact: Viral graphic says Japan keeps out radical Islam through strong .... PolitiFact. https://politifact.com/factchecks/2015/nov/17/viral-image/viral-graphic-says-japan-keeps-out-radical-islam-t/

Fact-checker ruling: Pants on Fire

AAP: Japan mosque and burqa ban claims are false
Recorded source metadata

AAP: Japan mosque and burqa ban claims are false. AAP. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/japan-mosque-and-burqa-ban-claims-are-false/

Fact-checker ruling: False. Japan has not introduced anti-Islam laws and its constitution upholds the freedom of religious belief.

Wikipedia: Japan
Recorded source metadata

Wikipedia: Japan. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan

Reference article covering this claim directly

Wikipedia: Islam in Japan
Recorded source metadata

Wikipedia: Islam in Japan. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Japan

Reference article covering this claim directly

2 recorded entries grouped as this source

Additional records of the same source are shown below. They are not counted as additional sources.

en.wikipedia.org: Islam in Japan
Recorded source metadata

en.wikipedia.org: Islam in Japan. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Japan

Notes a growing population of Muslims lives in Japan.

reuters.com: Fact Check: Online list of Japan’s ‘restrictions on Islam’ includes false claims | Reuters
Recorded source metadata

reuters.com: Fact Check: Online list of Japan’s ‘restrictions on Islam’ includes false claims | Reuters. reuters.com. https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/online-list-japans-restrictions-islam-includes-false-claims-2023-12-08/

Fact-checker ruling: reviewed

The paper trail · every fact has a biography
first checked31 Jul 2026
judged → REFUTED · 031 Jul 2026
Anyone with this link can read the claim and its public receipt, including any personal information in that text. Open permanent receipt.
Check your own claim
Challenge the receipt
Requests are recorded for review. This does not start an automatic check or guarantee a response time.
trust me, bro: win the argument, pass the class, survive peer review.

Citation formatting by citeproc-js (Frank Bennett) and the Citation Style Language project. Source and licenses.

This receipt is an automated verdict against our published method · not an opinion about any author or publication.
Terms · Privacy · How verdicts work · Dispute this receipt