Fact Check History
Did Edith Piaf Make Fake Passports to Help Prisoners Escape from Nazi Camps?
19 October 2017 An elusive old story about the iconic singer has received a new lease on life on social media.
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News
Germany Election So Far Unaffected by ‘Fake News’
23 September 2017 Facebook took action against "thousands of fake accounts" and partnered with German authorities in the days leading up to its 2017 federal election.
News World News
German World War One U-Boat Found Off Belgium With 23 Bodies Inside
19 September 2017 The UB 11 submarine appears to have struck a mine, but is intact and closed.
News Crime
German Prosecutors Believe Nurse May Have Killed at Least 86 Patients
28 August 2017 Police in the city of Oldenburg suspect Niels Hoegel of deliberately inducing cardiac arrest in dozens of patients.
News Odd News
German Police Seize Thousands of ‘Donald Trump’ Ecstasy Tablets
22 August 2017 Police in Osnabrueck found the pills, along with a large quantity of cash, after a car stop.
News World News
Polish Government Considers Demanding World War II Reparations from Germany
2 August 2017 One prominent politician vowed that the "Polish government is preparing itself for a historical counteroffensive."
News Crime
Germany: 1 Dead, 4 Wounded in Knife Attack at Hamburg Market
28 July 2017 German police say one person died after a man with a knife attacked several people on 28 July 2017.
Fact Check Fauxtography
Did Germany’s Black Forest Cause 15,000 Missing Person Cases Last Year?
30 June 2017 An inaccurate meme claimed that 15,000 people went missing in the forest that is thought to be the inspiration for many Grimm Brothers tales.
News Political News
Germany Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage After Merkel U-Turn
30 June 2017 German lawmakers voted to legalize "marriage for everybody," granting full rights to same-sex couples.
News World News
Germany, Austria Slam U.S. Sanctions Against Russia
15 June 2017 The objections centered around a pipeline that would travel beneath the Baltic Sea to import natural gas from Russia to Germany.
Fact Check Crime
Did a German Woman Get Fined for Sharing a Meme on Facebook?
9 June 2017 A Breitbart article accurately reports the fining of a Berlin woman under Germany's strict hate speech laws.
Fact Check Politics
Does a ‘Muslim Migrant’ with Four Wives, 23 Children Receive $390,000 a Year in Benefits?
9 May 2017 Reports that a Syrian refugee was receiving close to $400,000 annually were based on incomplete information.
Fact Check Fake News
Was Angela Merkel’s Hair Censored on Saudi Arabia State Television?
4 May 2017 An image purporting to be a screenshot of a news story showing Germany's leader with pixelated hair is a hoax.
News
Did President Trump Give German Chancellor Angela Merkel a NATO Bill?
28 March 2017 Both German and U.S. government officials deny a media report that President Trump presented German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a multi-billion dollar NATO bill.
Fact Check Politics
European Parental Leave Benefits
16 March 2017 Senator Bernie Sanders' office released an image showing how the U.S. 'lags' behind Canada, Norway, and Germany on the issue of parental leave.
News
Frankfurt Police Say Reports of 2017 New Year’s Mass Sex Assaults Were ‘Without Foundation’
15 February 2017 After news outlets worldwide repeated claims about "migrant sex mob" assaults in Germany, Frankfurt police determined that the claims were baseless.
Fact Check Politics
Adolf Hitler Said the Holocaust Could Have Been Stopped by ‘Smashing the Nucleus’ of the Nazi Party?
13 February 2017 The popular quote is frequently shared without its proper context.
Fact Check Fauxtography
German Police Wearing Chainmail to Defend Against Refugee Attacks
29 September 2016 Photographs show members of German special forces wearing chainmail-like protective gear, but not because of an increase in refugee stabbing attacks.
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