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Fact check: Germany's Merz misstates record in ARD interview
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During a live television interview with broadcaster ARD, German Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz presented several inaccurate statements concerning migration, national debt, and electric vehicles. Public broadcaster DW conducted a live fact-checking analysis to address and correct these misleading claims.
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This fact-check directly addresses the accuracy of key policy statements made by a major German political leader regarding critical national issues like migration and the economy.
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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