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Fact check: Free speech 'in retreat' — is JD Vance right?

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Aldo Sanchez Vera | Kathrin Wesolowski
February 21, 2025

US Vice President JD Vance claims that freedom of speech in Europe is "in retreat" and delivers several examples of incidents in Germany or the United Kingdom. But are these events evidence for his claim? A fact check.

Kathrin Wesolowski Reporter, fact-checker and presenter
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