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False Accusations of Perpetrators on Social Networks After Attack on CSD

Tagesschau / FaktenfinderJul 27, 2026Machine-translated from German

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Shortly after the attack on the CSD in Berlin, images and videos of the alleged perpetrator circulated on social networks. However, they were false and turned uninvolved people into suspects.

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