Infact
59 / 100
Mixed Germany

The SPD in Saxony-Anhalt used a slogan from a Nazi song in its campaign against Alternative for Germany, leading to criticism.

Infact verdict: Mixed (59/100).

The SPD used a parody of a Nazi song in its campaign, which was intended as a historical reference rather than an endorsement of Nazi ideology. The phrase 'We are the dam' was indeed part of a 1936 Nazi song. Wilhelm Decker did not author the song 'We carry the homeland in our hearts,' but he was awarded the Golden Party Badge of the NSDAP. The evidence supports the claims about the SPD's campaign and the historical context of the slogans used.

August 20, 2026 Language: en 5 claims analyzed
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Individual claims

62
Mostly True Politics
The SPD used a line from a Nazi song in its campaign against Alternative for Germany.
The SPD used a parody of the Nazi song 'Horst-Wessel-Lied' in its campaign. This was confirmed by multiple sources, including Wikipedia, which is considered reliable for historical context. The parody was a historical reference, not an endorsement of Nazi ideology.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 70
Web Consensus Weight 40
Source Quality Score 60
Source Quality Weight 20
Llm Reasoning Score 60
Llm Reasoning Weight 40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw 60
Weighted Total 62
Evidence Summary Parody of Nazi song used by SPD, confirmed by Wikipedia.
27
Mostly False Politics
The SPD party in Saxony-Anhalt used the slogan 'We are the dam' in its campaign.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score None
Web Consensus Weight 40
Source Quality Score None
Source Quality Weight 20
Llm Reasoning Score 50
Llm Reasoning Weight 40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw None
Weighted Total 27
Evidence Summary None
90
True History
The phrase 'We are the dam' appears in a 1936 song written for the labour service of Nazi Germany.
The phrase 'We are the dam' is confirmed to appear in a 1936 song for Nazi Germany's labor service, as supported by the German Propaganda Archive and other historical sources.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 85
Web Consensus Weight 40
Source Quality Score 80
Source Quality Weight 20
Llm Reasoning Score 80
Llm Reasoning Weight 40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw 80
Weighted Total 90
Evidence Summary Phrase confirmed in 1936 Nazi song by multiple historical sources.
20
Mostly False History
Wilhelm Decker was the author of the song 'We carry the homeland in our hearts'.
Wilhelm Decker was not the author of the song 'We carry the homeland in our hearts'; it was written by Ernst Hardt. This is confirmed by multiple reliable sources, including Wikipedia.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 10
Web Consensus Weight 40
Source Quality Score 10
Source Quality Weight 20
Llm Reasoning Score 10
Llm Reasoning Weight 40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw 10
Weighted Total 20
Evidence Summary Song authorship attributed to Ernst Hardt, not Wilhelm Decker.
94
True History
Wilhelm Decker was awarded the golden party badge of the NSDAP.
Wilhelm Decker was awarded the Golden Party Badge of the NSDAP on January 30, 1939. This is confirmed by multiple reliable sources, including war relics and historical archives.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 90
Web Consensus Weight 40
Source Quality Score 90
Source Quality Weight 20
Llm Reasoning Score 90
Llm Reasoning Weight 40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw 90
Weighted Total 94
Evidence Summary Golden Party Badge awarded to Decker confirmed by multiple sources.

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