The AfD's emails were hacked and it turned out that Alice Weidel may have lied

Hackers leaked over 420,000 internal emails from the Alternative for Germany (AfD), revealing potential illegal campaign financing. Analysis by Der Spiegel, ZDF, and Der Standard indicates that party leader Alice Weidel was aware of planned donations for the 2017 federal election campaign earlier than previously claimed. In a July 2017 email, Weidel informed the party treasurer about the donations, contradicting her later statement that she only learned of them in September. The leaked payments, totaling €132,000, have led to significant controversy, as German parties cannot receive funding from outside the EU, resulting in a €396,000 fine for AfD. The party declined to comment on the authenticity of the emails, labeling the leak a political action.