DISINFO: Germany is not a real country and has no Constitution

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DISINFO: Germany is not a real country and has no Constitution

SUMMARY

In Germany there are some guys pretending to be the German government, but they are neither German nor the government. Either this is a case of massive collective stupidity or it is a fake government acting on behalf of other and actually Germany it is not a country. For example, Germany has no Constitution, so we would think maybe it is not a ‘homologated democracy’ but an occupied country, a bridge-country.

RESPONSE

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative targeting Germany's sovereignty.

Germany is a federal parliamentary republic with a chancellor who is the head of government, and a president who is the head of state and whose main responsibilities are representative. The government has a mandate issued by the people through democratic elections.

The claim that Germany has no Constitution is false, as the current version of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz) of 23 May 1949 is the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany.

See other examples of similar disinformation narratives, such as claims that that US rules in Europe, Germany lacks independent foreign policy, that Europeans do not exist and the EU leadership is an occupying administration, that Europe, in fact, is a colony of the United States, or that Poland and the Baltic states are NATO’s barking chain dogs.

Disclaimer

Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.

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