Disinformation blizzard targets Germany before election

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German Interior Ministry: danger of disinformation!

Recently, videos have surfaced online showing alleged ballot manipulation against the right-wing populist AfD party. The trail seems to lead to Russia.

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German election campaign (and politicians) buried under fake news

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Fake Videos - Fake campaign about alleged election manipulations probably from Russia

The German security authorities evaluate online circulating videos about alleged manipulations of ballot papers as part of a Russian disinformation campaign.

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Disinformation blizzard targets Germany before election

Stories of a pre-election state of emergency, police escorts for toddlers and forged ballot papers -- a blizzard of online disinformation has targeted German voters ahead of Sunday's election.

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Germany claims Russian disinformation targeting election with fake videos

Germany’s interior ministry on Friday warned of a Russian disinformation operation attempting to influence the country’s federal election campaign with fake videos spreading on social media in Hamburg and Leipzig. The ministry said there were indications that the campaign was linked to the so-called “Storm-1516”, a pro-Russian influence operation previously observed in the 2024 US presidential election investigated by American authorities. Secur…

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German elections targeted by Russian misinformation: "The aim is to destroy confidence in democracy"

Russia took advantage of the election campaign in Germany to spread disinformation on social networks in order to "destroy confidence in democracy", declared the German government on Friday, two days before the general election. ...