Matthias Ecke· S&D

Nuanced

Since 1990, extreme right-wing violence has cost approximately 50 times as many lives as left-wing violence in Germany.

Omissions

• The MEP did not cite specific sources for the claim
• Official statistics likely underestimate the actual number of right-wing violence victims, as acknowledged by government authorities
• Independent NGOs estimate significantly higher victim numbers than official government counts
• Left-wing violence death figures could not be independently verified in available sources
• The claim relies on official statistics that are acknowledged to be incomplete

Sources

• PrimaryDeutscher Bundestag - Presse- und Informationsdienst106 victims of politically right-motivated criminality from 1990 to October 31, 2020 according to German federal government data
• SecondaryAmadeu Antonio Stiftung117 right-wing murders officially counted by the German government since 1990; significant discrepancy remains between official figures and NGO estimates
• Secondarybpb.de (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung)Bundeskriminalamt counted 109 victims of right-wing violence since 1990; NGOs and victim initiatives estimate higher numbers