RTL Shifts to Four-Way Debate Ahead of German Election
RTL announced a four-way televised debate for February 16th, featuring Scholz, Merz, Weidel, and Habeck, replacing its original plan for a Scholz-Merz duel due to criticism of the traditional two-candidate format; the debate will air one week before Germany's federal election.
RTL Shifts to Four-Way Debate Ahead of German Election
RTL announced a four-way televised debate for February 16th, featuring Scholz, Merz, Weidel, and Habeck, replacing its original plan for a Scholz-Merz duel due to criticism of the traditional two-candidate format; the debate will air one week before Germany's federal election.
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36% Bias Score
RTL Hosts Four-Way Chancellor Debate Amidst Format Criticism
RTL announced a four-way televised debate on February 16th, featuring Scholz, Merz, Weidel, and Habeck, responding to criticism of the traditional two-candidate format and reflecting current poll standings, one week before the German federal election.
RTL Hosts Four-Way Chancellor Debate Amidst Format Criticism
RTL announced a four-way televised debate on February 16th, featuring Scholz, Merz, Weidel, and Habeck, responding to criticism of the traditional two-candidate format and reflecting current poll standings, one week before the German federal election.
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36% Bias Score
German Academics Issue Contrasting Election Endorsements
Ahead of the German Bundestag elections, two distinct calls to action emerged: sixty academics and journalists mostly affiliated with the SPD urged voters to support Olaf Scholz; several hundred others endorsed the Left party, highlighting its oppositional role and the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung.
German Academics Issue Contrasting Election Endorsements
Ahead of the German Bundestag elections, two distinct calls to action emerged: sixty academics and journalists mostly affiliated with the SPD urged voters to support Olaf Scholz; several hundred others endorsed the Left party, highlighting its oppositional role and the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung.
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44% Bias Score
Merz Rejects AfD Cooperation Despite Controversial Immigration Policy Vote
CDU's Friedrich Merz, top contender for German Chancellor, vowed to never work with the AfD despite recently passing stricter immigration policies with their votes, sparking widespread criticism and protests.
Merz Rejects AfD Cooperation Despite Controversial Immigration Policy Vote
CDU's Friedrich Merz, top contender for German Chancellor, vowed to never work with the AfD despite recently passing stricter immigration policies with their votes, sparking widespread criticism and protests.
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56% Bias Score
German Election: Migration, Economy, and Ukraine Aid Divide Parties
Germany's upcoming election features migration, economy, and Ukraine support as key themes, with divisions on asylum policies, economic recovery plans, and the level of aid to Ukraine, potentially leading to a shift in policy under a new Chancellor.
German Election: Migration, Economy, and Ukraine Aid Divide Parties
Germany's upcoming election features migration, economy, and Ukraine support as key themes, with divisions on asylum policies, economic recovery plans, and the level of aid to Ukraine, potentially leading to a shift in policy under a new Chancellor.
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56% Bias Score
Russian Disinformation Campaign Threatens German Election
Russia's Doppelgänger disinformation campaign, active in Germany since 2022, uses over 50,000 fake social media accounts to spread pro-Russia narratives, clone news websites, and amplify societal divisions ahead of Germany's upcoming election, posing a serious threat to democratic processes.
Russian Disinformation Campaign Threatens German Election
Russia's Doppelgänger disinformation campaign, active in Germany since 2022, uses over 50,000 fake social media accounts to spread pro-Russia narratives, clone news websites, and amplify societal divisions ahead of Germany's upcoming election, posing a serious threat to democratic processes.
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56% Bias Score
RTL to Host Four-Way German Chancellor Candidate Debate
RTL will host a four-way televised debate on February 16th, featuring chancellor candidates Olaf Scholz (SPD), Friedrich Merz (Union), Alice Weidel (AfD), and Robert Habeck (Grüne), a week before the German federal election, following the cancellation of a planned Merz-Scholz duel by ARD and ZDF due...
RTL to Host Four-Way German Chancellor Candidate Debate
RTL will host a four-way televised debate on February 16th, featuring chancellor candidates Olaf Scholz (SPD), Friedrich Merz (Union), Alice Weidel (AfD), and Robert Habeck (Grüne), a week before the German federal election, following the cancellation of a planned Merz-Scholz duel by ARD and ZDF due...
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40% Bias Score
BSW's Wagenknecht: Bundestag Election Decisive for Party's Future
Sahra Wagenknecht, chairwoman of the BSW party, views the upcoming German Bundestag election as pivotal for her political future and the party's success, with current polls showing the BSW at 4-6 percent, facing a 5 percent threshold for parliamentary entry; the party's five-point plan focuses on ec...
BSW's Wagenknecht: Bundestag Election Decisive for Party's Future
Sahra Wagenknecht, chairwoman of the BSW party, views the upcoming German Bundestag election as pivotal for her political future and the party's success, with current polls showing the BSW at 4-6 percent, facing a 5 percent threshold for parliamentary entry; the party's five-point plan focuses on ec...
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44% Bias Score
Merz Denies AfD Collaboration Amidst German Migration Policy Uproar
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz affirmed his party will "never" cooperate with the far-right AfD despite recent collaboration on a stricter migration policy, sparking widespread protests and accusations of broken promises, even from former Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Merz Denies AfD Collaboration Amidst German Migration Policy Uproar
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz affirmed his party will "never" cooperate with the far-right AfD despite recent collaboration on a stricter migration policy, sparking widespread protests and accusations of broken promises, even from former Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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56% Bias Score
Laschet Questions CDU's Immigration Strategy After Election
Following Germany's elections, CDU's Armin Laschet expressed reservations about the party's immigration bill passed with AfD votes, citing potential negative impacts despite acknowledging voter anxieties and the need for immigration controls.
Laschet Questions CDU's Immigration Strategy After Election
Following Germany's elections, CDU's Armin Laschet expressed reservations about the party's immigration bill passed with AfD votes, citing potential negative impacts despite acknowledging voter anxieties and the need for immigration controls.
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48% Bias Score
CDU/CSU Support Plummets After Far-Right Alliance
A Forsa poll shows Germany's CDU/CSU alliance's support fell to 28%, its lowest since October 2023, after CDU's Merz cooperated with the far-right AfD on a border policy resolution, sparking protests; the AfD is at 20%, SPD at 16%, and Greens at 15%.
CDU/CSU Support Plummets After Far-Right Alliance
A Forsa poll shows Germany's CDU/CSU alliance's support fell to 28%, its lowest since October 2023, after CDU's Merz cooperated with the far-right AfD on a border policy resolution, sparking protests; the AfD is at 20%, SPD at 16%, and Greens at 15%.
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52% Bias Score
Russia's Disinformation Campaign Targets German Elections
Germany's foreign ministry has identified a Russian disinformation campaign, Doppelgänger, using over 50,000 fake social media accounts to influence upcoming elections by spreading false narratives and undermining support for Ukraine, mirroring similar interference attempts in Poland and Romania.
Russia's Disinformation Campaign Targets German Elections
Germany's foreign ministry has identified a Russian disinformation campaign, Doppelgänger, using over 50,000 fake social media accounts to influence upcoming elections by spreading false narratives and undermining support for Ukraine, mirroring similar interference attempts in Poland and Romania.
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60% Bias Score