False Putin-Scholz Meeting Claim Sparks Political Outrage
CDU politician Roderich Kiesewetter falsely claimed Chancellor Scholz would meet Putin before the election, prompting outrage from the SPD and legal threats, leading to the deletion of the tweet.
False Putin-Scholz Meeting Claim Sparks Political Outrage
CDU politician Roderich Kiesewetter falsely claimed Chancellor Scholz would meet Putin before the election, prompting outrage from the SPD and legal threats, leading to the deletion of the tweet.
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52% Bias Score
Lindner Calls for Self-Reliance and Innovation at FDP Epiphany Meeting
FDP leader Christian Lindner addressed his party at their Epiphany meeting in Stuttgart, urging them to focus on the upcoming election and emphasizing the need for policies promoting self-reliance and innovation to combat public anxieties and the perceived influence of Elon Musk on the German electi...
Lindner Calls for Self-Reliance and Innovation at FDP Epiphany Meeting
FDP leader Christian Lindner addressed his party at their Epiphany meeting in Stuttgart, urging them to focus on the upcoming election and emphasizing the need for policies promoting self-reliance and innovation to combat public anxieties and the perceived influence of Elon Musk on the German electi...
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48% Bias Score
BSW Nominates Machill for Saxony Bundestag Campaign
Marcel Machill, a 56-year-old Leipzig journalism professor, will lead the BSW party's Bundestag election campaign in Saxony, focusing on social justice and economic equality, aiming to gain Bundestag seats despite acknowledging challenges from established parties.
BSW Nominates Machill for Saxony Bundestag Campaign
Marcel Machill, a 56-year-old Leipzig journalism professor, will lead the BSW party's Bundestag election campaign in Saxony, focusing on social justice and economic equality, aiming to gain Bundestag seats despite acknowledging challenges from established parties.
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40% Bias Score
German Parties' 2024 Election Donations Reveal Funding Disparities
Ahead of Germany's 2024 federal election, the CDU received €5.37 million in large donations, dwarfing the SPD's €550,001. The FDP received €2.77 million, while Sahra Wagenknecht's BSW received the largest single donation (€4.09 million) but experienced a decline after the November 2023 coalition col...
German Parties' 2024 Election Donations Reveal Funding Disparities
Ahead of Germany's 2024 federal election, the CDU received €5.37 million in large donations, dwarfing the SPD's €550,001. The FDP received €2.77 million, while Sahra Wagenknecht's BSW received the largest single donation (€4.09 million) but experienced a decline after the November 2023 coalition col...
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40% Bias Score
Greens Urge Coalition Talks with CSU Amidst Policy Differences
Green Party vice-chair Andreas Audretsch called on CSU leader Markus Söder to enter coalition talks, emphasizing the 72 percent of Green voters who support a Black-Green coalition. Audretsch highlighted the Greens' willingness to compromise on migration while investing more in German security, contr...
Greens Urge Coalition Talks with CSU Amidst Policy Differences
Green Party vice-chair Andreas Audretsch called on CSU leader Markus Söder to enter coalition talks, emphasizing the 72 percent of Green voters who support a Black-Green coalition. Audretsch highlighted the Greens' willingness to compromise on migration while investing more in German security, contr...
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56% Bias Score
SPD's 2025 Campaign Launch Hampered by Illness and Weather
Amidst inclement weather and illness among key figures, Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) is launching its 2025 election campaign, contrasting Chancellor Olaf Scholz's extensive experience with Friedrich Merz's perceived lack thereof.
SPD's 2025 Campaign Launch Hampered by Illness and Weather
Amidst inclement weather and illness among key figures, Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) is launching its 2025 election campaign, contrasting Chancellor Olaf Scholz's extensive experience with Friedrich Merz's perceived lack thereof.
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64% Bias Score
Söder Rejects Green Coalition, Citing Austria's Political Climate
CSU chairman Markus Söder rejects a coalition with the Greens, citing Austria's experience as evidence that such a coalition would increase political polarization; the CSU proposes stricter immigration policies, changes to citizenship laws, and economic measures to counter this.
Söder Rejects Green Coalition, Citing Austria's Political Climate
CSU chairman Markus Söder rejects a coalition with the Greens, citing Austria's experience as evidence that such a coalition would increase political polarization; the CSU proposes stricter immigration policies, changes to citizenship laws, and economic measures to counter this.
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56% Bias Score
Merz Calls for Policy Shift, Increased Defense, and Stronger European Ties
On Konrad Adenauer's birthday, CDU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz delivered a speech on the Petersberg advocating a fundamental shift in German economic policy, increased defense spending, and stronger transatlantic and European ties, while expressing concern over antisemitism and loss of publi...
Merz Calls for Policy Shift, Increased Defense, and Stronger European Ties
On Konrad Adenauer's birthday, CDU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz delivered a speech on the Petersberg advocating a fundamental shift in German economic policy, increased defense spending, and stronger transatlantic and European ties, while expressing concern over antisemitism and loss of publi...
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48% Bias Score
Chainsaw Symbolism Highlights FDP's Deregulation Push at Party Convention
Mark Hohensee, head of the Young Liberals in southwest Germany, brought a chainsaw to the FDP party convention in Fellbach to symbolize deregulation, but security concerns prevented its on-stage use despite prior permission and safety measures.
Chainsaw Symbolism Highlights FDP's Deregulation Push at Party Convention
Mark Hohensee, head of the Young Liberals in southwest Germany, brought a chainsaw to the FDP party convention in Fellbach to symbolize deregulation, but security concerns prevented its on-stage use despite prior permission and safety measures.
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52% Bias Score
Record Political Donations in Germany Ahead of Early Elections
In 2022, German political parties received a record amount of large donations (€35,000+), with the CDU (€5.37 million) and FDP (€2.77 million) receiving the most among major parties, while the BSW received a massive €4.09 million single donation; the AfD received none.
Record Political Donations in Germany Ahead of Early Elections
In 2022, German political parties received a record amount of large donations (€35,000+), with the CDU (€5.37 million) and FDP (€2.77 million) receiving the most among major parties, while the BSW received a massive €4.09 million single donation; the AfD received none.
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40% Bias Score
Lindner Makes Tax Cuts a Precondition for Post-Election Coalition
FDP leader Christian Lindner has made tax cuts a key condition for joining a coalition after Germany's upcoming federal election, citing unsustainable state spending and its negative impact on citizens and businesses; he also warned against a coalition of incompatible positions and emphasized the im...
Lindner Makes Tax Cuts a Precondition for Post-Election Coalition
FDP leader Christian Lindner has made tax cuts a key condition for joining a coalition after Germany's upcoming federal election, citing unsustainable state spending and its negative impact on citizens and businesses; he also warned against a coalition of incompatible positions and emphasized the im...
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52% Bias Score
Musk's AfD Support Fuels German Election Controversy
Elon Musk's public support for Germany's far-right AfD party in the leadup to the February 23rd election, including provocative attacks on German leaders via his social media platform X, has sparked outrage among German politicians and raises questions about foreign interference and the limits of fr...
Musk's AfD Support Fuels German Election Controversy
Elon Musk's public support for Germany's far-right AfD party in the leadup to the February 23rd election, including provocative attacks on German leaders via his social media platform X, has sparked outrage among German politicians and raises questions about foreign interference and the limits of fr...
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44% Bias Score