Claim
Onjuist
“The Ghostwriter phishing operation changed the result of Germany’s 2021 federal election”
Beoordeeld 22 september 2026
Oordeel
False. The operation sought login credentials from politicians, not access to the count — Germany uses hand-counted paper ballots. The SPD-led result stood and Olaf Scholz formed a government.
Wat het bewijs aantoont
OnderzoekHeinrich Böll Stiftung29 september 2021
Een korte analyse van de Duitse federale verkiezingen van 2021OrigineelGearchiveerd
JournalistiekCyberScoopseptember 2021
Hackers richten zich op Duitse parlementariërs in een verkiezingsjaarOrigineelGearchiveerd
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Published 22 september 2026
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