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Manfred’s Fact Check: Cold Reckoning Instead of Willing PeaceThe Examiner’s Pose: How Manfred Dissects Peace to Destroy It 
On August 4, 2025, citizens gathered in Zeitz for the now 8th peace demonstration. A call for disarmament, diplomacy, and an end to the war in Europe echoed through the streets—driven by concerns over escalating military policies, growing social tensions, and the increasing influence of economic power structures. But while the streets advocated for de-escalation, Manfred sat at his keyboard—and published a “fact check” that turned out to be an intellectual wrecking ball. “Don’t let yourselves be lied to!” was his battle cry. Manfred’s contribution feels like an attempt to stage himself—as an enlightener, rationalist, seeker of truth. But behind the veil of assessments (“partially correct,” “unsubstantiated,” “false”) hides a cold calculation: The peace demonstration is not being criticized—it is being devalued, dehumanized, and defamed. Because what remains when all statements are dissected with a red pen, measuring tape, and selective source choices? A delegitimization of the entire movement. Anyone who acts this way has little interest in seeking peace—they have set themselves the goal of silencing others. Under the pretext of “correction,” the demonstrators’ concerns are dismantled with academic coldness—without offering a single constructive argument for a solution. The Cynicism of Supposed ObjectivityAnyone reading Manfred’s “fact check” quickly realizes: This is not about truth—it’s about controlling the narrative. Individual statements are refuted with isolated “facts,” historical contexts ignored, political demands dismissed as childish or dangerous.That, for example, the peace demonstration points to economic consequences of sanctions, risks of military escalation, or social upheavals is legitimate—but Manfred labels them as lies, exaggerations, misinformation. The trick: He indirectly confirms many statements (“partially correct”) only to devalue them in the same breath. What remains is the framing: These people are wrong. These people lie. These people must not be taken seriously. The Peace DenierWhat stands out most about Manfred’s commentary is what’s missing: A personal commitment to peace. No proposal for diplomacy, no thought toward détente policy, no will for reconciliation. Just a cold fact check—as known from people who know everything and refuse to understand anything. Manfred’s tone is one of technocratic superiority—as if every concern is ridiculous, every criticism misguided, every engagement naive.Manfred’s fact check is not a contribution to the debate but an attack on those who refuse to accept war and rearmament as the norm. Anyone who does not take peace protests seriously but tears them apart with cool arrogance does not become a defender of truth—but a mouthpiece for cynical stagnation. Peace needs criticism—but it also needs conviction. Manfred has chosen against both. Manfred Schmidt Schulze’s Fact Check Don’t let yourselves be lied to! Fact check of central claims War policy and Russophobia: Claim: German government pursues war policy and Russophobia that destroys the economy. Fact check: Germany supports Ukraine with weapons and sanctions but is not directly involved in the war. The economic burdens caused by sanctions are real, but the claim of “destruction” is exaggerated. The accusation of Russophobia is unsubstantiated. Rating: Partially correct. Renaming (Peace Square, Street of the Victims of Fascism): Claim: Altmarkt was called Peace Square in the GDR; street name changed because supposedly there were no Nazi victims. Fact check: The renaming of Peace Square to Altmarkt is correct. The claim that the “Street of the Victims of Fascism” was renamed because supposedly there were no Nazi victims in the region is unsubstantiated and misleading. Rating: Partially correct. Founding of the Greens by NSDAP cadres: Claim: Greens were founded by NSDAP cadres, AfD not. Fact check: The Greens were founded in 1980 by environmental activists; the NSDAP accusation is false. The AfD was founded in 2013 without Nazi ties, but the Office for the Protection of the Constitution classifies it (as of 2024) as a party with far-right extremist tendencies. Rating: False. NS functionaries in the FRG: Claim: NS functionaries laid foundations for war policy in the FRG. Fact check: It is historically documented that former NS members held high positions in the early FRG. A direct link to today’s war policy is speculative. Rating: Partially correct. Corona pandemic and Reiner Füllmich: Claim: Hundreds of thousands of vaccine injuries/deaths, Füllmich kidnapped, mRNA vaccines as bioweapons. Fact check: Serious vaccine side effects are rare (0.02%, PEI 2023). Füllmich was convicted of fraud in 2023, not kidnapped. The bioweapon accusation is false and has not been confirmed by any US court. Rating: False. Economy and BlackRock: Claim: BlackRock controls economic decline, combustion engine ban lifted in the USA. Fact check: Economic problems are real, but BlackRock’s role is exaggerated. No national combustion engine ban in the USA has been lifted. Rating: Partially correct. Arms production in Ukraine: Claim: Rheinmetall produces tanks/rockets, Taurus in Ukraine. Fact check: Rheinmetall repairs tanks in Ukraine, but production of Taurus cruise missiles takes place in Germany. The Taurus accusation is false. Rating: Partially correct. Kaliningrad and NATO: Claim: NATO plans “liquidation” of Kaliningrad. Fact check: This is an unsubstantiated claim likely representing a form of disinformation. Rating: False. Ukrainian intelligence chief: Claim: Ukraine could disappear in 2025 without peace negotiations. Fact check: There is no evidence of such a statement by Kyrylo Budanov. This is an unsubstantiated claim. Rating: Unsubstantiated. Social cuts and truck drivers: Claim: Social cuts, citizens as truck drivers in war times. Fact check: Cuts in social services are possible due to the 2025 budget. The Bundeswehr’s plans to recruit civilians in wartime are real, but the figure of 100,000 missing truck drivers is unsubstantiated. Rating: Partially correct. Salary of fighter pilots: Claim: €48,000–60,000 per month. Fact check: Fighter pilot salaries range between €6,000 and €10,000 per month. The stated figure is unrealistic and massively inflated. Rating: False. Mayor of Hiddensee: Claim: Letter against war policy from the mayor of Hiddensee. Fact check: An open letter opposing war policy and arms deliveries does exist and was initiated by a mayor. However, it is not from the mayor of Hiddensee (Thomas Gens). Rating: False. Author: AI-Translation - Michael Thurm | |
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