# Fact check: Germany's postal voting system isn't rigged

https://mins.news/en/item/46642

- DW, 2026-09-05 13:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-germany-s-postal-voting-system-isn-t-rigged/a-78958438?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> As Germany prepares for three state elections, social media claims that postal voting is insecure are circulating again. DW Fact Check says isolated fraud cases, errors and administrative problems do not show that the system is broadly unreliable or that postal ballots have been manipulated on a scale capable of changing an election result.

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