This year in February there were 140 house searches in a single day
Justice & Anti-CorruptionGermany
- Omissions
- The claim conflates 140 investigation proceedings (Ermittlungsverfahren) with 140 house searches (Hausdurchsuchungen). Official sources state there were around 140 investigation proceedings, not 140 house searches. The actual number of house searches was described as 'several' (mehrere) or 'multiple', not 140.
- The house searches were part of a coordinated nationwide action day on February 25, 2026 against hate speech and criminal content online, not random house searches.
- The source cited is the BKA press release dated February 25, 2026, which is the same date as the action day, so the MEP could have known about this event.
- Sources
- PrimaryBKA (Bundeskriminalamt)Nationwide action day on February 25, 2026 against criminal content online. Around 140 investigation proceedings (rund 140 Ermittlungsverfahren) were the basis for the operation. House searches were conducted but the exact number was not specified.
- Secondarytagesschau.de (ARD)Nationwide action day with around 140 investigation proceedings as basis. Multiple house searches (mehrere Hausdurchsuchungen) and summonses to police stations were conducted.