Politics● ElevatedSep 23 · Sep 23, 2026, 8:28 AM
Fake videos spread fraud claims during German elections
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from EuroNews [en] · Western Europe
Videos falsely claimed the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) was omitted from postal ballots or that votes were destroyed, echoing tactics previously used by the pro-Russian influence network Storm-1516.
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