The claim
Dies ist ein echter "Spiegel"-Artikel über Christian Lindner.
Original publisher’s rating
Der Artikel ist eine Fälschung.
Reviewed by dpa ↗ ·
Read the original fact check ↗Original review summary
The fact-check says the purported Spiegel article claiming that Lindner wanted to become vice chancellor is fake. It reports that Spiegel confirmed the message had not appeared on spiegel.de; a real Spiegel article with the same photo and publication time was apparently used as the basis for the fabrication.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] dpa original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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