Did an image shared widely in July 2025 show an authentic screenshot of a German weather forecast? No, that's not true: The image was edited to make it more dramatic. No lava appeared in the original footage. The claim appeared in a June
Search Results (1347) for: german
The Dispatch→ Germany’s Nihilism Problem—and Ours
What Leo Strauss teaches us about the new right.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Ministry Of Health Website Does NOT Tell Immigrant Men Most German Men Will Be Happy To Have Gay Sex With Immigrants
Does the German government publish a sexual education website that includes a cartoon panel saying "Most German men will be happy to have gay sex with immigrants"? No, that's not true: The phrase doesn't appear on the German sex education
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Ship From Kenya Landing In Germany
Does a viral video show a crowd of passengers streaming off a ferry that has landed in Germany? No, that's not true: It's just a re-post of an old video, with a label mis-identifying the location. Nothing in the post provides verification
Full Fact→ German news outlet did not report Russian spies had US defence secretary’s phone number
A claim that German intelligence arrested two Russian spies who had Pete Hegseth’s private number was attributed to Der Spiegel, but the publication confirmed it did not publish such a story.
The Dispatch→ Flood the Zone With German
Everything sounds scarier in German.
Health Feedback→ Journalist Alex Berenson misrepresents German study on COVID-19 mRNA vaccination
REVIEW At the end of March 2025, journalist Alex Berenson published a Substack post claiming that a German study showed COVID-19 mRNA vaccines changed “a crucial part of the macrophage chromosome called the histone” and that these changes are
Health Feedback→ German study showed that COVID-19 and flu caused deaths in Frankfurt during the pandemic, didn’t evaluate vaccination
REVIEW In March 2025, viral social media posts shared a screenshot of an article’s headline claiming “Germany Confirms mRNA ‘Vaccines’ Killed More People Than Covid”. One example posted on Facebook accumulated more than 200
Full Fact→ Social media posts confuse Germany’s 2024 EU election results with recent federal election
Although there are similarities between the overall results of the two elections, there are some important differences, such as the area boundaries and the performance of certain parties.
Full Fact→ No, a German pilot wasn’t sacked for refusing to spray chemtrails
A video claiming to highlight the case of a Lufthansa pilot who is suing his former employer for dismissing him over his stance is a satirical skit.
The Dispatch→ The German Firewall Is Coming Down
The AfD’s recent electoral performance marks a new era for far-right politics in Germany.
The Dispatch→ Conservatives Clinch the German Election
Propelled by immigration issues, the far-right Alternative for Germany party also had a strong showing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story Of German Pilot Terminated For Refusing To Spray Chemtrails Originated On Satire Site
Was German Lufthansa pilot "Christoph W." terminated by his employer for refusing to spray chemtrails, and did he then sue them in Nuremberg? No, that's not true: The story originated on the YouTube channel of "Der Postillon," a well-know
The Dispatch→ No, Germany’s Defense Minister Did Not Call J.D. Vance a ‘Christo-Fascist’
A viral Facebook post mistook an internet user’s commentary for a speech transcript.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show Authentic German Election Ballots With AfD Left Out In City Of Leipzig
Do viral clips circulating on social media prove that AfD is missing on the authentic ballots in the city of Leipzig, Germany? No, that's not true: The publicly available sample ballot still listed AfD the day the claim began to spread. A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Far-right AfD Party Did NOT Get ‘Massive Majority’ In German Mock Election For Students — Post Shows Result From One Polling Place
Did Germans students participating in a mock federal election known as U18, for people under 18, overwhelmingly vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, resulting in a sweep by a "massive majority" in every polling dist
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Edited Clip Shows German Diplomat Crying Emotional Tears During Part Of Speech Ending His Munich Conference Chairmanship — Over Five Minutes After His Remarks About J.D. Vance
Does a viral clip authentically show the outgoing Munich Security Conference Chairman, Christoph Heusgen, getting emotional while discussing U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's remarks at the conference? No, that's not true: The video was ed
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2025 Poll Does NOT Say Germans Think Trump Is World’s Greatest Threat To Peace — Poll Was From 2019
Does a 2025 poll say Germans think President Donald Trump is the greatest threat to world peace just weeks after taking office? No, that's not true: The poll being circulated in February 2025 was actually conducted in 2019, toward the end
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Pay For A Super Bowl Ad That Claimed USAID Spent $2 Million On German Llama Racing — No Such Ad Aired
Did Elon Musk pay for an ad that aired during the Super Bowl that claimed the U.S. Agency for International Development spent $2 million on German llama racing and other nonsensical spending? No, that's not true: No ads aired during the S
Full Fact→ No evidence German Chancellor Olaf Scholz owns a multimillion dollar house destroyed by LA wildfires
The house shown in footage is actually an LAPD police academy that has not been damaged in the wildfires.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Record Musk Posted MAGA Would ‘Succeed In All The Ways Nazi Germany Failed’ On Jan. 20, 2025
Did Elon Musk post on X that the MAGA movement would "succeed in all the ways Nazi Germany failed"? No, that's not true: A screenshot of a supposed post from Musk on X containing that quote is fake. Searches of Musk's X account and archiv
PolitiFact→ X posts – Posts falsely claim Elon Musk said MAGA will ‘succeed’ where Nazi Germany ‘failed’
Elon Musk posted on X that the MAGA movement will “succeed in all the ways Nazi Germany failed to.”
Full Fact→ Video of ‘UFO’ in Germany is CGI
The video has been circulating since at least 2021 and has previously been debunked.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Germany Did NOT Decriminalize Child Pornography Possession In 2024
Did Germany decriminalize the possession of child pornography in 2024? No, that's not true: Possession of child pornography in Germany remains a crime as of this publication. However, in some cases, German lawmakers in May 2024 reduced th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Suspected German Christmas Market Attacker Did NOT Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ On Arrest Video
Did a Saudi Arabian immigrant suspected of driving his car into shoppers at a German Christmas market say "Allahu akbar" during a video of his arrest? No, that's not true: Lead Stories reviewed the full 52-second video of a German law enf
Full Fact→ Misleading Google search results on UK asylum seeker crime rate used 2017 data from Germany
Screenshots of Google results for searches on this topic have been shared on social media in recent months.
Full Fact→ Video of pilot ‘fired for refusing to spray chemtrails’ is German satirical skit
A joke video is being shared on social media with claims it shows a real legal case in Germany of a commercial pilot who lost his job over his refusal to spray “chemtrails”.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – JD Vance’s German shepherd, Atlas, is his actual dog, not a ‘rent-a-dog’
Sen. JD Vance admitted he has a ‘rent-a-dog’ from the Trump campaign to make him “seem like a dog person.”
PolitiFact→ Germany, Scotland, Sweden: What has Donald Trump said about where his parents were from?
Omarosa Manigault Newman said on CNN that former President Donald Trump once “identified himself as Swedish.” Trump falsely wrote in “The Art of the Deal” that his grandfather came from Sweden. But he has also touted his German heritage.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kuhbandner and Reitzner Study Did NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccines Caused Excess Mortality In Germany — Other Causes Identified
Did a German preprint study published in February 2024 by Christof Kuhbandner and Matthias Reitzner prove that COVID-19 vaccines caused the number of deaths per year to rise above recent trends, as several online posts and articles implie
Full Fact→ Video claimed to show impact of ‘immigrants’ in Germany is of post-Euros match mess
A video clip has been shared widely on social media alongside claims it’s linked to immigrants in Germany. But it’s actually connected to the UEFA European Football Championship.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Frankfurt Litter Scene Was NOT Caused By Immigrants To Germany — The Mess Was Left By Euro 2024 Soccer Spectators
Does a video on social media showing garbage scattered across Frankfurt's Old Town in Germany accurately attribute the trash to "the consequences of mass immigration"? No, that's not true: The claim on social media misled about the cause
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Iran’s Special Forces Raiding India’s Embassy In Tehran — It Is From 2015 Exercise In Germany
Does a photo in a claim on social media show Iran's Special Forces raiding India's embassy in Tehran in 2024? No, that's not true: The photo is from 2015 and shows Germany's Special Forces during a training exercise. Contrary to the claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Politician NOT Convicted, Fined For Simply Using Patriotic Phrase During 2021 Speech — Penalty Has Broader Context
Was German politician Björn Höcke fined in May 2024 for simply using a patriotic phrase in a speech three years earlier? No, that's not true: His conviction and fine were related to a phrase deemed to violate German laws regarding Nazi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Politician NOT Convicted, Fined For Merely Posting Statistics About Sexual Assaults By Afghan Immigrants
Was German politician Marie-Thérèse Kaiser convicted and fined in May 2024 solely for sharing statistics regarding sexual assaults committed by Afghan immigrants? No, that's not true: Kaiser was found guilty of "incitement to hatred" un
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New German Law Does NOT Introduce Fines For Incorrect Pronouns To Address Trans People — It Punishes Forced Outing
Did Germany pass a law that includes fines of up to 10,000 euros for using a wrong pronoun while referring to a transgender person? No, that's not true: The law specifically says that what is punishable is a malicious disclosure of that p
Full Fact→ Old photo shows an explosion on a German warship near Norway not Yemen
It has been shared on social media with the false claim it shows a German warship retreating from Yemen.
Full Fact→ Post comparing pensions in the UK, France and Germany uses some inaccurate figures
Figures circulating on social media aren’t all correct, and ignore the significant differences in the way pension schemes work in each country.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Texas tractors are not lining up on the U.S. southern border, that Facebook video is from Germany
“Texas tractors defend border.”
Logically→ Photo of Corporal John Horn in Germany shared as ‘British general killed in Gaza war’