Landtagswahlen: Eine eigene „Branche“ für Fake-Videos: Wie Russland versucht, die Wahlen in Deutschland zu manipulieren
Russische Desinformation nimmt vor den Wahlen selbst deutsche Lokalpolitiker ins Visier. Das Ziel: das Vertrauen der Bürger in Rechtsstaat und liberale Medien zu zerstören.
In Germany, the upcoming Landtag elections in Saxony-Anhalt on September 6 have brought a new dimension to political campaigning. Environmental activist Leonie Bronkalla from Dessau is running as a Green candidate for the state parliament. However, her campaign has been marred by the spread of false information through online videos.
This issue extends beyond Bronkalla and affects other Green, SPD, and Left party officials in Saxony-Anhalt. The format of these videos is consistent: images of the politicians are displayed while they are falsely accused of various crimes. To lend credibility, the videos often include logos of major German media outlets, despite the videos being only a minute long.
Bronkalla commented to the Handelsblatt that such tactics have become an integral part of the electoral process. The Federal Constitutional Office (BfV) has classified these disinformation campaigns as instances of "unlawful foreign influence and information manipulation." The origin of these campaigns is unanimously attributed to Russia by experts.
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