The AfD is the most popular party in Germany, and by far the most representative of East Germany. Now the bureaucrats try to destroy it. The West tore down the Berlin Wall together. And it has been rebuilt—not by the Soviets or the Russians, but by the German establishment.
| Claim | Result | Source Reference | Source Quote |
|---|---|---|---|
| The AfD is the most popular party in Germany. | rejected | https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/world/europe/germany-afd-far-right-extremist.html | refererring to the mainstream parties |
| The AfD is the most popular party in Germany. | rejected | https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/sep/09/why-the-far-right-afd-has-been-so-successful-in-germany-video-explainer | According to polls conducted this month, the AfD has become the strongest party in Thuringia, a former state of the communist German Democratic Republic (GDR). In Saxony, another former GDR state, the party finished a very close second behind the CDU. |
| The AfD is by far the most representative party of East Germany. | rejected | https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/world/europe/east-germany-elections-afd.html | The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, had a very successful night in two East German states on Sunday, with nearly a third of voters voting for the party... Although a record number of voters turned out on Sunday in the two states, only about 7 percent of all Germans were eligible to vote. |
| The AfD is by far the most representative party of East Germany. | inconclusive | https://www.vox.com/world-politics/2024/3/12/24080074/germany-afd-far-right | |
| Bureaucrats are trying to destroy the AfD. | verified | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4vz9jed5lo | JD Vance, who met Weidel in Munich nine days before the election and used a speech to the Munich Security Conference to show support for the AfD, said that "bureaucrats" were trying to destroy the party. |
| Bureaucrats are trying to destroy the AfD. | rejected | https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-administration-officials-defend-germanys-right-wing-party-berlin-rcna205428 | Now the bureaucrats try to destroy it. The West tore down the Berlin Wall together. And it has been rebuilt — not by the Soviets or the Russians, but by the German establishment.” |
| The West tore down the Berlin Wall together. | inconclusive | https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-administration-officials-defend-germanys-right-wing-party-berlin-rcna205428 | |
| The West tore down the Berlin Wall together. | rejected | https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-and-end-of-a-divided-germany/ | East Berliners get helping hands from West Berliners as they climb the Berlin Wall, which had divided the city since the end of World War II, near the Brandenburg Gate, early morning, Nov. 10, 1989. Germans celebrated the opening order that was announced by the East German Communist government hours before. |
| The Berlin Wall has been rebuilt—not by the Soviets or the Russians, but by the German establishment. | inconclusive |
🤖 Conclusion [35/100]: The statement makes several claims: (1) AfD is the most popular party in Germany; (2) AfD is by far the most representative of East Germany; (3) bureaucrats are trying to destroy AfD; (4) 'the West' tore down the Berlin Wall together; (5) the Berlin Wall has been rebuilt by the German establishment.
Evidence clearly rejects claim (1): polls and articles show that AfD leads in some East German states but is not the most popular nationwide. For claim (2), while AfD is strong in some eastern regions, turnout and representation data do not conclusively make it 'by far' the most representative, so the claim is overstated. For (3), there is some support for the idea that administrative actions are being taken against the AfD, but this is mainly interpreted through partisan statements; the verification is weak. The historical claim (4), that 'the West' tore down the Wall, is contradicted by sources: the decision came from East Germany, though West Germans participated in celebrations and reunification. For (5), the 'rebuilding of the Wall' is metaphorical, and there is no direct support or refutation; sources called this inconclusive.
Overall, the majority of substantive claims are rejected or at best inconclusive, with minor nuance in the claim regarding bureaucrats versus AfD. Therefore, the overall truthfulness of the statement is low, but not zero, as there are kernels of accuracy on certain points.