evidence: Social media users have claimed that Switzerland has banned the hijab (a head cover worn by Muslim women) and also refused to recognize Islam as an "official religion" via a referendum. This claim has been shared along with an image of two women standing next to a poster of a veiled woman with the text "No to the veil" in French. A Facebook user shared the image (archived here) with the caption: "Switzerland banned Hijab and no longer recognizes Islam as an official religion via referendum. Do you want the same referendum to be held in all European countries?" Archived versions of similar posts can be viewed here, here, and here. A similar claim on X (formerly Twitter) garnered over 45,000 views (archived here). [...] Claims on social media that Switzerland de-recognized Islam through a referendum or banned the hijab are misleading. Switzerland has no official state religion, and only full face coverings like the niqab or burqa were banned in 2023, not the hijab.