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The claim

Bundespräsident Van der Bellen hat ein Interview in der ZIB2 gegeben, in dem er nach einem Anfangsinvestment von 250 Euro mehr als 20.000 Euro pro Monat verspricht.

Original publisher’s rating

Das Interview ist nicht echt. Die Aussagen wurden synthetisch generiert, das bestätigte auch die Präsidentschaftskanzlei auf dpa-Anfrage.

Reviewed by dpa ↗ ·

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Original review summary

The video is not an authentic interview: the review says its statements were synthetically generated, a finding confirmed by the Presidential Chancellery. Van der Bellen has appeared on ZIB2, but the review says he has never promoted a financial platform.[S1]

Additional context

The genuine interview cited in the review took place on election night in 2022, after Van der Bellen was re-elected; it concerned the election. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] dpa original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: dpa. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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