How the far-right AfD fuelled a campaign of division | Berlin Briefing Podcast

The deliberate spread of false information just handed the far right a big win. The vote on a new set of constitutional court judges was postponed. One candidate has been left damaged after being falsely accused of holding extreme views on abortion. We speak to Philipp Sälhoff, the head of 'polisphere' - a think tank that showed how a post by the far-right Alternative for Germany party went on to fuel a campaign of disinformation and how this has become a wake-up call for German policy makers. Michaela asks DW AfD expert Matt Moore to explain how this ties in with a leaked AfD strategy playbook. And we offer an insight into the difference between the manipulation of opinion and legitimate campaigning. CHAPTERS: 0’00“ - Welcome 01’21“- The campaign begins 02’53“ - Accusations stick 04’00“ - AfD gets involved 05’51“ - Abortion Trigger Point 09’30“- That viral moment 12’40“ - Narrative derailed 13’47“ - Campaign or Disinformation 15’44“ - MPs get cold feet 17’44“ - AfD Playbook 21’47“ - Breaking the strategy? 25’21“ - Get your MPs together! 27’20“ - Shift the conservative normal 28’40“ - Digital underperformance 32’56“ - Manipulation effect 34’10“ - Winner takes it all 35’10“ - End For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #afd #germany #politics