Gang rape: Is what Merz says about gang rape actually true?

CDU leader Friedrich Merz claims that gang rapes by refugees occur every day in Germany. What the crime statistics and experts say about this.

In the Bundestag, CDU candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke about “daily gang rapes from the milieu of asylum seekers.” Jens Spahn and Beatrix von Storch also reported on daily acts. The statements in the fact check.

In the Bundestag, Merz spoke of “daily gang rapes” by asylum seekers. There is no evidence for this.