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Alexander Sell

Alternative für Deutschland · ESN

Confirmed: 4Nuanced: 8Unverifiable: 3Overestimated: 2Underestimated: 1

18 verified claims

Overestimated
One in five Germans is at risk of poverty.
Social Policy
Underestimated
7 million German pensioners receive less than €1,000 per month.
Social Policy
Nuanced
In Germany there are 80 stabbings per day and over 1,000 deaths per year from knife violence.
Internal Affairs
Nuanced
In Germany, Syrian and Afghan nationals are ten times more likely than Germans to be suspects in serious violent crimes.
Internal Affairs
Confirmed
More than half of Syrians living in Germany receive the citizen's allowance (Bürgergeld).
Social Policy
Confirmed
Six people were shot dead in a mother-and-child home in Stade, Lower Saxony, one week before the speech.
Internal Affairs
Nuanced
More than half of Syrians living in Germany live on Bürgergeld (basic income support).
Migration
Nuanced
The European External Action Service costs over 1 billion euros per year.
Economy
Nuanced
Despite fertile soils and tropical climate, Cuba imports 80% of its food.
Agriculture
Unverifiable
One third of German kerosene now comes from the USA.
Economy
Nuanced
There were 14,000 rapes in Germany last year.
Equality
Unverifiable
Syrians and Afghans are ten times more frequently suspects for rape than Germans.
Equality
Unverifiable
The dark figure of rape is higher: according to police, up to 200,000 rapes occur per year.
Equality
Nuanced
Nine Arab-origin youths allegedly raped a 16-year-old in Neukölln a few weeks ago.
Equality
Confirmed
Eight years ago, Germany had half the number of rapes compared to now.
Equality
Overestimated
200 billion euros of tax money have already been transferred to Kyiv
Foreign Affairs
Confirmed
Germany still pays the highest contribution to the EU
Economy
Nuanced
Several hundred million euros of EU funds have been disbursed to Venezuela.
Foreign Affairs