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German news outlet did not report Russian spies had US defence secretary’s phone number

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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.

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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.

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No proof Germany arrested Russian spies who had Pete Hegseth's number in their cellphones

Online claims drew context and quotes from the arrest of two suspected German-Russian spies in 2024, months before Hegseth became defense secretary.

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