Fact check: Polar Bear Hoax - How a fake site framed Merz in viral clip | DW News

A video and news article claim Friedrich Merz killed polar bears in Canada. But the footage is fake, and part of a wider Russian disinformation campaign called Storm-1516.

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Post from DW News on July 11, 2025

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