A fake newspaper cover claiming the "West hates the East". AI-generated television reports suggesting western German landlords would rather rent to foreigners than eastern Germans, and videos falsely claiming that most young Germans want East Germany restored.
These images and videos mimic the branding of some of Germany's best-known media organisations, such as Spiegel TV, Bild and T-Online, as well as research organisations such as the Institute for the Study of War.
However, they are not genuine.
Researchers from the collective Antibot4Navalny, which tracks online influence operations, have identified at least 49 fake videos, 12 falsified newspaper covers and one image claiming to show fake graffiti during the first week of the campaign, which is being promoted on X, Bluesky and TikTok.
This campaign repeatedly promotes the underlying narrative that Germany is increasingly divided between its East and West.
