A year ago, AfD fans believed reporting about protests against the AfD were fake and reported inflated numbers because they (the AfD fans) don’t understand optics and perspective.
(Ironically, Hamburg police later actually did have to correct numbers, but in the other direction. There were actually more participants at that rally than estimated initially.)
A year ago, AfD fans believed reporting about protests against the AfD were fake and reported inflated numbers because they (the AfD fans) don’t understand optics and perspective.
https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-far-right-afd-claims-media-inflating-size-of-protests-in-germany/a-68055988
(Ironically, Hamburg police later actually did have to correct numbers, but in the other direction. There were actually more participants at that rally than estimated initially.)