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France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 231 words · By Anne MAILLIET; Caroline DU BLED; Raphael KOMINIS; Nick HOLDSWORTH
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Why it matters

The stakes turn on whether readers accept that In 2020, only 3 percent of Germans surveyed by Die Zeit said their ancestors had supported National Socialism. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: In 2020, only 3 percent of Germans surveyed by Die Zeit said their ancestors had supported National Socialism.

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Claim 1: “In 2020, only 3 percent of Germans surveyed by Die Zeit said their ancestors had supported National Socialism”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general summaries of the year 2020 (COVID-19, SpaceX, general events) and contains no mention of a Die Zeit survey or statistics regarding German ancestors' support for National Socialism.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2020 saw the decade begin with the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns, and the largest economic …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 17, 2020 · SpaceX regularly transports cargo to the International Space Station, and in 2020 became the first private enterprise ever to launch astronauts there.
https://www.history.com/articles/2020-events
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web search NEUTRAL — What happened and who was famous in 2020? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 2020.
https://www.onthisday.com/date/2020
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Claim 2: “Nazi party membership lists – saved from destruction in 1945 – are now available online.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm the existence of an online search engine/database (the 'NSDAP-Mitgliederkartei') that allows users to search through millions of Nazi Party membership cards.
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web search NEUTRAL — Main article: List of Nazi Party members.Nazi members with military ambitions were encouraged to join the Waffen-SS, but a great number enlisted in the Wehrmacht and even more were drafted for service…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Party
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web search NEUTRAL — A new German online search engine is helping people to discover if their ancestors were members of the Nazi Party.The online tool allows people to search through several million Nazi Party membership …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr411ndee7yo
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web search NEUTRAL — What the database reveals about Nazi Party membership. The records show the enormous scale of Nazi Party participation in Germany between 1925 and 1945.
https://www.breezyscroll.com/world/europe/new-online-databas…
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