![\\"logo\\"](\\"/img/logo-dpa-factchecking.svg\\"/) * WhatsApp service * About Us ![\\"IFCN](\\"/img/ifcn-certificate.png\\"/) ![\\"EFCSN](\\"/img/efcsn- certificate.png\\"/) # Quote made up: Annalena Baerbock has not commented on widow's pensions May 11, 2021, 3:54 p.m. (CEST) Since the German Greens elected their party leader Annalena Baerbock After she was chosen as candidate for chancellor, she was attacked on social media exposed and even receives personal protection. They are also circulating again and again Fake news about Baerbock. There is currently a Facebook posting (archived here) claims that Baerbock wants to abolish the widow's pension. The widow's pension is a relic from Germany's militant past, it says next to a photo of the politician, making the statement look like a quote from her works. “With the 1.5 billion saved, we could do a lot for them “Do integration of refugees,” Baerbock is said to have said. She has herself actually said that? RATING: The quote is made up. There is no evidence that Baerbock said this about widows' pensions or pensions for surviving dependents. FACTS: The Greens reject the claim that their candidate for chancellor want to abolish the widow's pension. The common quote is “simple and simply fake,” said Nicola Kabel, press spokeswoman for Alliance 90/Die Greens, on Twitter. Also the Green Bundestag member Markus Kurth wrote on Twitter: “This is actually just complete nonsense!” A Google search for the terms widow's pension or survivor's pension and the name of the Green politician yields no results. Also in The party's election program does not mention a widow's pension or a pension for survivors. A fact check from “Correctiv” also comes to this conclusion Result that the statement about the widow's pension was invented. The widow's pension in Germany dates back to before the First World War back. In 1911, survivors of employees got better secured. An unconditional widow's pension was granted, so widows had to can no longer prove their own disability. Even today you can ask for it Death of spouse or life partner Entitlement to a widow's or widower's pension can be collected on the German Pension Insurance website read up. False allegations surrounding Annalena Baerbock have recently become increasingly common other dpa fact checks show (here, here, here). \--- Left: Tweet from Nicola Kabel, press spokeswoman for Alliance 90/The Greens: (archived: Tweet from the Green Bundestag member Markus Kurth: (archived: Google search: (archived: page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 Green election program: Draft.pdf (archived: “Correctiv” fact check: annalena-baerbock-green-candidate-doesn’t-want-to-abolish-widow’s-pension/ (archived: History of the German pension insurance (download link): rentenversicherung.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Broschueren/broschuere-130-jahre- pensionenversicherung.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=4 (archived: German pension insurance for pensions for surviving dependents: Information/types of pensions and benefits/pensions to survivors/pensions to bereaved_node.html (archived: dpa fact checks on previous false allegations surrounding Annalena Baerbock: Facebook posting: (archived: \--- Contact the dpa fact check team: factcheck-oesterreich@dpa.com powered by dpa-newslab | Imprint | Privacy | About:
Annalena Baerbock wants to abolish the widow's pension Your suggestion With the 15 billion saved we could do a lot for the integration of refugees