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30 August 2026

Fact check: Germany's Merz misstates record in ARD interview

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Source reporting: Deutsche Welle English

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Fact check: Germany's Merz misstates record in ARD interview

Migration, debt and electric vehicles: Chancellor Friedrich Merz made several misleading claims in his ARD summer interview. DW Fact check reviewed them live.

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