Ahead of Germany's parliamentary elections, reports surfaced claiming the far-right AfD party won mock elections in high schools. This claim was widely shared on social media, including by Elon Musk. However, fact-checking revealed that the elections are still ongoing, with no final results yet available. Florian Wolf, head of the youth elections project, clarified that schools are prohibited from disclosing partial results during the electoral process. These mock elections, aimed at educating students about democracy, do not represent the broader voting populace.
According to Florian Wolf, head of the youth elections project, the AfD couldn't have won the youth elections because results are not published until Saturday.
The claim about the AfD's landslide victory in mock elections is false, as it is prohibited to publish partial results before the official conclusion of the vote.
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