{"id":322057,"date":"2026-03-01T22:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fact-check-absurd-german-laws-that-dont-actually-exist-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T22:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:46:20","slug":"fact-check-absurd-german-laws-that-dont-actually-exist-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fact-check-absurd-german-laws-that-dont-actually-exist-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact check: Absurd German laws that don&#8217;t (actually) exist | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/08ubZ7rivhE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Fact check: Absurd German laws that don't (actually) exist | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/08ubZ7rivhE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Alarming, shocking, outrageous? 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