A VIDEO CREATED to argue that Germany gives a glimpse at what Ireland will look like if it continues to allow immigrants into the country relies on a number of false and misleading claims.
The video, which has been viewed more than 52,000 times on Facebook, was posted by the Irish Inquiry — a self-described “news/media company” that has regularly spread misinformation, particularly during COVID when they aired claims that the disease was exaggerated and people shouldn’t take vaccines.
The video begins with text overlaid on the German flag, asking “How can we predict the future of Ireland?”
“Answer: by examining Germany.”
The video goes on to show headlines detailing crimes allegedly carried out by immigrants in Germany in the last decade, some from outlets such as InfoWars and National File — misinformation websites founded by far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, both of which have platformed White Supremacists.
The video argues that immigration has caused Germany to decline into a “horror circus”.
However, the claims it makes to support this argument are either extremely misleading, or straight-up false.
Migration into Germany.
“Rewind to 2015…” onscreen text reads. “Angela Merkel’s open door policy sees 1.3 million arrive in one year alone,” as, behind the words, footage of refugees is shown.
“Germans reportedly felt it was a chance to redeem the nation from a dark past,” the video explains.
However, while a viewer might take that to mean that 1.3 million refugees...
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