Mostly true: “SHEIN is working to reduce the environmental footprint of its products and facilities”

Fact-check, Mostly true

The statement to be reviewed originates from the website of the fashion company SHEIN and refers to its publicly communicated efforts in the area of climate protection and decarbonisation: “Our operational teams and supply chain partners are working to reduce the environmental footprint of our products and facilities.” Despite the statement being mostly true, it…

Mostly true: “If Germany became climate-neutral tomorrow, no natural disaster would occur less frequently”

Fact-check, Mostly true

During the plenary session of the German Bundestag on 9 July 2025, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) stated: “Germany accounts for approximately 1 percent of the world’s population. We account for roughly 2 percent of the problem in terms of CO₂ emissions. Even if we were all climate-neutral in Germany tomorrow, not a single natural…

Mostly false: “The problem is mass migration. Flooding our streets with men from women-hostile cultures = abuse, violence, murder”

Fact-check, Mostly false

In October 2025, Sebastian Kruis, politician for the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), posted a controversial statement on his X profile: “The left says the problem is men. Wrong. The problem is mass migration. Flooding our streets with men from women-hostile cultures = abuse, violence, murder.” The post appeared two months after the murder of…

Misinformation is a mistake; disinformation is a strategy. But both can do equal harm once they’re believed

Blogpost, Media analysis

Misinformation and disinformation aren’t new phenomena in our society, but in this digital age, they’ve become nearly impossible to escape. Every day, on every social media platform, fake news stories circulate faster than fact-checkers can debunk them. One viral post might claim that Starbucks sponsored a controversial political convention, while another spreads gossip about a…