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Fake online media surge ahead of German state elections

Deutsche Welle reports a wave of fabricated items targeting candidates and depicting Germany as divided.

Von Deutsche Welle·
Eine große Desinformationskampagne im Vorfeld der Wahlen missbraucht Logos etablierter deutscher Medien und erfindet Skandale über deutsche Politiker, um ihnen zu schaden

In the run‑up to the state elections in Berlin, Saxony‑Anhalt, Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern and Lower Saxony, a wave of fabricated media items has been observed online, according to a Deutsche Welle report. The disinformation is designed to damage the reputations of political candidates and to portray Germany as a nation that is divided.