German man fined month’s income for calling Merz ‘lying Fritz’

Jun 4th 2026 8:04pm EDT

The case is just one of dozens of proceedings over online insults against the chancellor A German court has ruled that calling Chancellor Friedrich Merz a “lying Fritz” should be criminally prosecuted because of “particular public interest,” slapping the offender with a fine amounting to an average monthly salary, or more than €2,000 ($2,322). The […]

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