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.
Fake online media surge ahead of German state elections
Deutsche Welle reports a wave of fabricated items targeting candidates and depicting Germany as divided.
