In the last few months, the phenomenon of fake news has come to Greenland. Ads posted on Facebook, Greenland’s main social network, variously suggested that two prominent politicians had either been sued by the Bank of Greenland or physically attacked,

Greenland's likely new prime minister on Wednesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to take control of the island, saying Greenlanders must be allowed to decide their own future as it moves toward independence from Denmark.

The party leader had previously described the President's comments as "a threat to our political independence"

Greenland's opposition center-right Demokraatit party won parliamentary elections on Tuesday, amid heightened attention on the Danish region as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to annex the island.

We don’t want to be Americans. No, we don’t want to be Danes,” he said. “We want to be Greenlanders, and we want our own independence in the future. And we want to build our own country by ourselves.” Read also: Trump claims US will take Greenland,

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the likely new Prime Minister of Greenland, has rejected US President Donald Trump’s territorial claims regarding the island, asserting that Greenland seeks independence, The Hill reports.

Greenland voters have expressed strong support for sovereignty, with the Demokraatit party winning nearly 30% of the vote, while President Trump continues to push for an annexation of the island with the United States.