The claim that Greenland's prime minister, Múte Bourup Egede, made a cheeky post on social media about Trump's inauguration was labeled as satire.

“Mr. Prime Minister, have you spoken to President Trump yet?” I asked as he fled a lunchtime news conference on Tuesday in the capital city, Nuuk (population 20,000). Egede, who is 37, wore a green zip-up sweater, stared straight ahead, and was walking toward me. He said nothing.