Infact
36 / 100
Mostly False Germany

The text reports widespread public concern and lack of confidence in Friedrich Merz's government, with statistical claims about instability, energy prices, world peace, pension fears, and blame on current policies.

Infact verdict: Mostly False (36/100).

The claims regarding public perception and concerns are based on survey data, but the evidence provided does not directly corroborate the specific statistics mentioned in each claim. The analysis and scoring below are based on the available evidence which lacks validation for the exact figures claimed.

March 23, 2026 Language: en 5 claims analyzed
How is this score determined? →

Individual claims

31
Mostly False Public Opinion
76% of citizens perceive the current period as 'particularly unstable'.
No external evidence found to verify or refute this claim. The provided evidence was unrelated to the claim.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score None
Web Consensus Weight 50
Source Quality Score 50
Source Quality Weight 25
Llm Reasoning Score 50
Llm Reasoning Weight 25
Weighted Total 31
Evidence Summary No relevant evidence found.
31
Mostly False Economy
88% believe that energy prices are unpredictable.
No external evidence found. The evidence did not address public perception of energy price unpredictability.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score None
Web Consensus Weight 50
Source Quality Score 50
Source Quality Weight 25
Llm Reasoning Score 50
Llm Reasoning Weight 25
Weighted Total 31
Evidence Summary No relevant evidence found.
31
Mostly False Public Opinion
85% are concerned about preserving world peace.
No direct evidence found supporting the specific statistic regarding concern for world peace.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score None
Web Consensus Weight 50
Source Quality Score 50
Source Quality Weight 25
Llm Reasoning Score 50
Llm Reasoning Weight 25
Weighted Total 31
Evidence Summary No relevant evidence found.
54
Mixed Economy
84% of respondents are worried about the public pension system.
Evidence suggests a high level of concern about retirement due to financial volatility, but not explicitly matching the 84% statistic.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 60
Web Consensus Weight 50
Source Quality Score 50
Source Quality Weight 25
Llm Reasoning Score 50
Llm Reasoning Weight 25
Weighted Total 54
Evidence Summary Some evidence of retirement concern but not the specific percentage claimed.
31
Mostly False Politics
73% of respondents believe problems are related to current policies in Berlin.
No relevant evidence specifically about Berlin policies. Uncorroborated by provided evidence.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score None
Web Consensus Weight 50
Source Quality Score 50
Source Quality Weight 25
Llm Reasoning Score 50
Llm Reasoning Weight 25
Weighted Total 31
Evidence Summary No relevant evidence found.

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