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US politics
Published on 04/04/2025

Canada, Germany and other countries have not 'shut down' Tesla

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War in Ukraine
Published on 27/02/2025

No, Zelensky hasn't bought Eagle's Nest, it is still in ownership of Bavarian state

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Published on 10/12/2024

Clip shows Dortmund fans' salute to city, not tribute to Indonesia

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Climate
Published on 20/09/2024

Climate change likely factor in Central Europe floods, scientists say

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Published on 24/06/2024

Romanian football fans did not chant 'Putin' during Ukraine's Euro 2024 fixture

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Climate
Published on 12/06/2024

Climate misinformation overshadows record floods worldwide

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Covid-19
Published on 23/05/2024

Germany did not 'admit' there was no Covid-19 pandemic

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Published on 26/02/2024

South Korean media mispresent satirical article as genuine interview with ex-national team coach

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Published on 23/02/2024

EU has not yet approved sale of 3D-printed cultivated meat

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Published on 21/02/2024

Alexei Navalny widow Yulia Navalnaya targeted by disinformation

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Published on 16/02/2024

German anti far-right demonstration misrepresented as pro-Palestinian rally

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Climate
Published on 20/12/2023

Video of snowed-in plane falsely cited as evidence that global warming a hoax

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Published on 26/09/2023

PR campaign behind brief 'renaming' of Berlin Street after a Kenyan marathon champion

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Migration
Published on 04/08/2023

Video shows migrants jumping off moving bus in Algeria, not Germany

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Climate
Published on 04/05/2023

Video misleads on solar, wind energy backup costs

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Published on 13/04/2023

Photo shows president-led biker rally in Brazil, not support for terminally ill German child

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Climate
Published on 12/04/2023

Climate sceptics sneak unsound research into peer-reviewed journals, scientists warn

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Vaccines
Published on 07/02/2023

German govt study did not link Covid vaccines to AIDS

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Published on 11/01/2023

Social media users misled by animation video of 'artificial womb facility'

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World Cup 2022
Published on 29/11/2022

Posts falsely claim Qatar banned German football team from landing because of plane’s pro-diversity logo

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Covid-19
Published on 24/11/2022

German officials dismiss claim that vaccinated drivers will lose licence

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Vaccines
Published on 28/10/2022

Posts target Pfizer with misleading Covid vaccine trial claim

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Published on 17/10/2022

Photo shows scene from 1959 German film 'Die Brücke', not actual soldiers in World War II

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Climate
Published on 03/08/2022

Posts mislead on German weather map colors, climate change

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Climate
Published on 26/07/2022

Posts misuse weather maps to back false climate claims

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Published on 12/07/2022

German newspapers need not 'ensure 75 percent of articles are factual or call themselves magazines'

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War in Ukraine
Published on 06/07/2022

Footage shows Polish flag at German band's rock concert, not Indonesian flag

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Published on 06/07/2022

Photo of Nazi military officer falsely shared as 'World Economic Forum founder's father'

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