# Fake videos spread fraud claims during German elections

https://mins.news/en/item/70252

- euronews, 2026-09-23 08:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/fake-videos-spread-fraud-claims-during-german-elections

> During Germany’s elections, fabricated videos falsely claimed that the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany had been left off postal ballots or that votes had been destroyed. The claims echoed tactics previously used by the pro-Russian influence network Storm-1516.

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