Sarah Steffen

1 week ago | dw.com | Sarah Steffen |Kathrin Wesolowski

05/27/2025May 27, 2025Pope Leo XIV has only been at the helm of the Catholic Church for a few weeks and there is already myriad false information circulating on social media. https://p.dw.com/p/4uySrEver since Pope Leo XIV has been elected the new Head of the Catholic Church, social media has been inundated with AI-generated deepfake videos and images claiming to show the new pontiff. The news portal of the Vatican has warned that fake messages attributed to the new pope are circulating online.

3 weeks ago | dw.com | Sarah Steffen |Jan D. Walter

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has filed a lawsuit against the German domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), which recently labeled the far-right party as "confirmed right-wing extremist."On Thursday, the BfV complied with the AfD's request to follow a so-called "standstill commitment" (Stillhaltezusage). This means that the agency is putting its official reclassification of the AfD as a right-wing extremist party on hold.

3 weeks ago | dw.com | Jan D. Walter |Sarah Steffen

11/05/202511 de mayo de 2025El AfD y sus partidarios celebran que la Oficina Federal para la Protección de la Constitución les haya retirado la clasificación como "extremista de derecha confirmado". Pero eso no es cierto.

3 weeks ago | qoshe.com | Sarah Steffen

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has filed a lawsuit against the German domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), which recently labeled the far-right party as "confirmed right-wing extremist."On Thursday, the BfV complied with the AfD's request to follow a so-called "standstill commitment" (Stillhaltezusage). This means that the agency is putting its official reclassification of the AfD as a right-wing extremist party on hold.

4 weeks ago | dw.com | Sarah Steffen |Jan D. Walter

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has filed a lawsuit against the German domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), which recently labeled the far-right party as "confirmed right-wing extremist."On Thursday, the BfV complied with the AfD's request to follow a so-called "standstill commitment" (Stillhaltezusage). This means that the agency is putting its official reclassification of the AfD as a right-wing extremist party on hold.