German report warns of rising left-wing extremism alongside right-wing threat

The checked claim is a Czech social media post that states: 'The German domestic intelligence service in its current report warns about the threat from left-wing extremists. According to it, there are more of them, they are increasingly violent and commit attacks.' The post is responding to a ČT24 article that emphasized the rise of right-wing extremists and Russia as the main threats. The post's author argues the report focuses on something 'completely different' — left-wing extremism. The evidence shows that the BfV's 2025 report does contain significant warnings about left-wing extremism. The report states that the left-wing extremist potential grew to 42,200 people, with violence-oriented left-wing extremists reaching a new high of 11,600. It documents a 38.9% increase in left-wing extremist crimes and a 60.9% increase in violent acts. The report specifically warns about attacks on critical infrastructure, including the September 2025 attack on power pylons in Berlin and the January 2026 cable bridge arson attack. However, the report's central conclusion — stated explicitly by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and BfV President Sinan Selen — is that right-wing extremism remains the greatest threat to Germany's democratic order. The report's own data shows right-wing extremist numbers (58,700) exceed left-wing extremist numbers (42,200). The ČT24 article accurately reflected this emphasis. The WELT article, which the post quotes, does focus on the left-wing threat, but it is one perspective on the report, not the report's main conclusion. The post's claim that the report 'warns about the threat from left-wing extremists' is technically true — the report does warn about it — but the post's implication that this is the report's primary focus or main finding is misleading. The report identifies right-wing extremism as the largest threat.