Claim: When the Germans ordered Jews in occupied Denmark to identify themselves by wearing armbands with yellow stars during World <NOBR>War II</NOBR>, King <NOBR>Christian X</NOBR> of Denmark and non-Jewish Danes thwarted the order by donning the armbands themselves.
Fact-check: The King of Denmark Wore a Yellow Star
Verdict: false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: David Mikkelson
Date published: 2000-07-05T00:00:00