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False: “The reason why health insurance contributions keep rising are the parties sitting here”

On February 20, 2025, three days before the federal election in Germany, Alice Weidel, party leader of the AfD, claimed during the “Wahl 2025 Schlussrunde” on ARD and ZDF that the reason for the steadily rising health insurance contributions are the millions of people who were allowed into the statutory health insurance system by political parties, despite never having paid into it. This statement is false. The claim refers to current asylum pol…Read Article

Mostly False: “The speed limit does not save a lot of CO₂”

In the FDP party`s election program for the federal election in February 2025 the party addresses the question whether the speed limit would make German highways safer and save a lot of carbon dioxide. The party declares: „No, both is not right.” This factcheck focuses on the second part of that claim. Especially because the party commissioned an expert report on this matter. That expert report turned out to be misleading and therefore is mostly…Germany · Germany Read Article

False: “Everyone who works full-time earns enough to live on”

On May 27, 2025, Thorsten Frei, Head of the German Chancellery, stated on the ARD talk show Maischberger: “Everyone who works full-time earns enough to live on”. This statement is false. The Context: A Heated Debate on Work and Wages On May 27, 2025, CDU politician and Head of the German Chancellery Thorsten Frei appeared on the ARD talk show Maischberger. In a discussion on pensions, work incentives, and overtime, he argued that average working…Germany · Germany Read Article

Which foreign nationals are not eligible for dual-citizenship in Germany?

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Since 2024 Germany allows foreign residents from all countries to obtain dual-citizenship, but a number of countries don't allow their own citizens to naturalise elsewhere. So who can't become German and keep their home passport?Friedrich Merz · Germany See the Story

MOSTLY FALSE: „20% of the companies covered by the CBAM are responsible for 97% of the emissions”

During a public hearing at the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) on 6 February 2025, Dutch Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke Hoekstra claimed that only 20% of companies are responsible for around 97% of the emissions. His claim turns out to be mostly false. Public hearing at the Committee on Tax Matters (FISC) The Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) has a focus on combating tax fraud and tax evasion. The committee has t…European Parliament · Netherlands Read Article

Mostly false: “Squirrels are on the verge of extinction”

In an article by “Welt.de” from May 2025 a squirrel aid-worker (in Berlin, Germany) is being quoted saying: “Es ist dramatisch – bei den Eichhörnchen ist der Beginn des Aussterbens da” (English: “It’s dramatic – the squirrels are on the verge of extinction”). This claim turns out to be mostly false. In order to verify…Germany · Germany Read Article

Mostly True, but misleading: “Many Member States are looking for innovative strategies to prevent irregular migration”

In a letter dated June 25, 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen claimed: “Many Member States are looking at innovative strategies to prevent irregular migration by tackling asylum applications further from the EU’s external borders.” However, a closer examination shows that very few countries are actively pursuing such plans and concrete results are rare. The letter frames the recently adopted Pact on Migration and Asylum as …Ursula Von Der Leyen · Germany Read Article

False: “The sea level in Venice has been constant for over 1500 years”

On May 4, 2025, AfD politician Miguel Klauß published a reel on his Instagram profile in which he denied the rise in sea levels using the example of Venice. Specifically, he claims: “The constant sea level, for example in Venice for over 1.500 years, is the best proof of the climate sect’s lies about the…Instagram · Venice Read Article

Mostly false: “Nuclear energy is CO₂-neutral”

During an appearance on the German political talkshow „Farbe bekennen“, AfD-chairwoman Alice Weidel states that nuclear energy is CO₂-neutral (08:33). This claim relies on the fact that the actual process of nuclear energy production does not cause any carbon emissions. However, regarding the entire lifespan of a nuclear energy plant and the carbon emissions that are being produced during construction and the processing of uranium, it becomes cl…Stuttgart, Germany · Stuttgart Read Article

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