Fact-checking

"The basic needs of citizens must not compete with large consumers such as data centers."— Federal Minister for the Environment Carsten Schneider at the 'Zukunft Wasser' event

BOOM: Denzel Washington: 'I've worked with a lot of people in my life, and I've never met anyone braver, smarter, or who cares more about America than Donald Trump. He's a great friend and an even better president. I'm proud to be a steadfast supporter and I'll never apologize for it.'

— The meme text attributed to Denzel Washington claiming support for Donald Trump; later debunked by Snopes as false

A sham solution drafted by the oil and gas lobby at the expense of people and the climate.

— Julia Verlinden, Green Party deputy faction leader, commented on the heating law debate and called the reform a sham solution reflecting the oil and gas lobby's influence at the expense of people and climate protection.

I didn’t play golf. I didn’t do anything for 120 days, and I worked.

— Donald Trump; in a Fox News interview with Trey Gowdy that aired Sunday

We must stop naturalizing those people who actually have to leave our country.

— Alice Weidel, during the AfD summer interview; Context: comment on naturalization policy toward migrants (reference to Syrians) as described in the article.

Germany should leave the euro and Schengen, in order to supposedly become safer and economically more stable – and thereby give up the common currency and European freedom of movement in favor of a national, special path.

— Alice Weidel, AfD co-spokeswoman, in the ZDF interview

We will not be intimidated. We refuse to let an act of violence have the final word.

— Weijia Jiang, outgoing White House Correspondents' Association president and CBS Senior White House correspondent, said

You shouldn't have to retire only when your body is breaking down.

— Anke Rehlinger, Saarland's state premier, said this in the context of the debate over scrapping the 'Rente mit 63'; she emphasizes that retirement should not be delayed until the body fails.

To this president, any election he loses is a crime scene.

— Jamil Smith, Guardian US columnist; closing line of the article