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This is how easily disinformation by MDR works – when citizens do not understand the difference between energy and electricityMitteldeutscher Rundfunk has done it again. On 16 July 2026, MDR posted a celebratory message on Facebook: According to SPD Energy Minister Willingmann, Saxony-Anhalt is supposed to be “energy-independent by 2045 at the latest”. Accompanied by a nice graphic: “Expansion is increasing – 66 percent of energy from Saxony-Anhalt comes from renewables.” 
Bravo! The Greens and their little helpers in the state broadcaster are patting themselves on the back, while the comment sections fill up with “The Greens are making a difference!”, “Keep going!” and bashing of the AfD. Only one problem: It is a lie. Not the crude kind of lie that is immediately exposed, but the subtle, devious kind of disinformation achieved through omission, distortion and deliberately creating confusion. MDR could in future also stand for “More Disinformation Slipped In”. Anyone who reads the linked article quickly notices: It is almost exclusively about electricity. Not about energy. In Germany, however, electricity accounts for only around 20 percent of total final energy consumption (heating, transport, industry, chemicals, etc. dominate). Even if Saxony-Anhalt really did obtain 66 percent of its electricity generation from wind and solar power (the article actually refers to installed maximum capacity) – which is already questionable enough because these are annual averages rather than reliable supply figures – this would amount to only around 13–14 percent of the total energy demand in reality. Congratulations on “energy independence”. This is like proudly announcing that you have quenched 66 percent of your thirst with a wet finger. The uncomfortable questions that MDR “forgot”The article is short. There would have been room for facts. Instead: a celebration. Why not provide a few clarifying figures?
And while Willingmann and others celebrate themselves, reality is ignored: To become even remotely energy-independent, it would not only require ten times what currently exists – but far more. In addition, storage capacity on an absurd scale would be necessary, because wind and solar simply do not deliver on demand. Winter is especially challenging. Darkness is even worse. The comments under the MDR post, where people ask “But what about winter?” or “Where are the storage systems?”, show more understanding than the entire article. Costs? Destruction of landscapes? Irrelevant!How much has the energy transition cost Germany so far? How much will it cost by 2045? Trillions! Subsidies, grid expansion, curtailment, negative electricity prices, expensive backup power plants. Electricity is still among the most expensive worldwide. “The sun and wind send no bill,” people always say. That is true. The government sends the bill through taxes and levies – and it is a hefty one.At the same time, the landscape is being covered with concrete and paved over. Forests are being cleared for “wind turbines of shame”, and prime agricultural land is being sealed for huge solar parks. Environmental protection? Nowhere to be seen. Biodiversity? A victim of ideology. And ordinary citizens are supposed to believe that this is progress. Some commentators have recognized this very clearly, such as one user who writes: “66% of electricity from renewables, not of total energy. [...] This is not serious journalism, this is propaganda.” Exactly. Others continue to celebrate euphorically while not even understanding the basics. It is precisely this mixture of half-knowledge and enthusiasm that the government needs in order to push through its irrational policies. Light disinformation – for the greater goodThe insidious part is this: The average citizen who quickly scrolls by now thinks: “66 percent – great, almost there!” The fact that this represents only a fraction of actual demand, that storage capacity is missing, that costs are exploding and security of supply is suffering is simply left out. Willingmann leaves it out. MDR leaves it out. Convenient.This kind of reporting is not journalism, but public relations for a failed, ideology-driven policy. A policy that is deindustrializing Germany, destroying landscapes, driving up prices and ultimately still depending on backup from coal, gas or imported electricity – or leading to blackouts. Anyone who does not immediately become skeptical when seeing such reports and ask “Energy or just electricity? And at what cost?” has already lost. MDR apparently relies firmly on the assumption that many people will not do exactly that. And that is precisely why disinformation works so easily.
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