Day: 15 August 2026

Politics·Leipzig·Top Posts

Plans for higher parental contributions in Leipzig: The Left Party parliamentary group refuses to go along with them

The City of Leipzig is once again planning to increase parental contributions for crèches, nurseries and after-school care. The city administration hopes this will generate additional revenue of around nine million euros over the next two financial years, 2027 and 2028. However, a majority on the city council had already rejected the increase during negotiations […]

MDR-Zentrale in Leipzig. Archivfoto:; Matthias Weidemann
Media·Top Posts

Fake videos with misleading visuals in circulation: MDR also affected by disinformation campaign

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) has also been affected by the foreign disinformation campaign known as ‘Matryoshka’. This has been confirmed by MDR’s own investigations. A dataset also contained fake videos bearing an official MDR logo. MDR Editor-in-Chief Christin Bohmann commented: “The counterfeiting of journalistic brands and the spread of disinformation are attacks on the credibility of […]

Das Projekt „LZ TV“ (LZ Television) der LZ Medien GmbH wird gefördert durch die Sächsische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk und neue Medien. Diese Maßnahme wird mitfinanziert durch Steuermittel auf Grundlage des vom Sächsischen Landtag beschlossenen Haushaltes.

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