Gegenrede: Faktencheck App

Chris Gross

About this app

Gegenrede is your fact-checking app against fake news and disinformation in everyday life. Whether in your family WhatsApp group, at the pub, or in comment sections—with Gegenrede, you get a well-founded response to false claims in seconds, in three different tones: calm, curious, or direct. Hone your argumentation skills and strengthen your media literacy with researched facts from official sources.

Note on Independence
Gegenrede is an independent, private project from Berlin and is not affiliated with any government, ministry, or agency. The app is not an official service and is not authorized by any government body. It cites publicly available data and refers to the respective primary sources (listed in full below).

Topics
50 researched claims from eight areas: migration, crime, the economy, media trust, the European Union, climate, health, and democracy.

Features

• AI Research: Type in your own claim, AI checks it against verified German sources (3 free attempts per day, EU-hosted)

• Everyday scenario with self-assessment, tips, fact reveal, and XP levels to strengthen your media literacy

• Shades of Gray: Multiple perspectives with sources and levels of evidence

• Trending Claims with instant fact checks and optional notifications

• Library for saving and sharing Debunk Cards for WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and social media

Official Primary Sources (complete list)
The following list provides a comprehensive overview of all governmental, regulatory, and intergovernmental institutions whose public data is cited in the counter-speech:

• Federal Statistical Office: https://www.destatis.de
• Federal Criminal Police Office: https://www.bka.de
• Federal Office for Migration and Refugees: https://www.bamf.de
• Federal Employment Agency: https://www.arbeitsagentur.de
• Federal Ministry of Finance: https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de
• Federal Ministry of Federal Ministry of Justice: https://www.bmj.de
• Federal Ministry of the Interior: https://www.bmi.bund.de
• Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action: https://www.bmwk.de
• Federal Constitutional Court: https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de
• German Meteorological Service: https://www.dwd.de
• Federal Environment Agency: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de
• Paul Ehrlich Institute: https://www.pei.de
• Robert Koch Institute: https://www.rki.de
• Federal Institute for Risk Assessment: https://www.bfr.bund.de
• Federal Agency for Civic Education: https://www.bpb.de
• Federal Returning Officer: https://www.bundeswahlleiterin.de
• Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution: https://www.verfassungsschutz.de
• Deutsche Bundesbank: https://www.bundesbank.de
• German Pension Insurance: https://www.deutsche-rentenversicherung.de
• National Regulatory Control Council: https://www.normenkontrollrat.bund.de
• Commission for the Determination of Financial Requirements: https://kef-online.de
• State Criminal Police Offices (e.g., LKA NRW): https://lka.polizei.nrw
• Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
• European Commission: https://commission.europa.eu
• European Parliament: https://www.europarl.europa.eu
• European Central Bank: https://www.ecb.europa.eu
• European Council and Council of the EU: https://www.consilium.europa.eu
• Court of Justice of the EU: https://curia.europa.eu
• EUR-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu
• OECD: https://www.oecd.org
• UNHCR: https://www.unhcr.org
• World Health Organization: https://www.who.int
• IPCC: https://www.ipcc.ch
• NASA Climate: https://climate.nasa.gov

Non-governmental sources (Research institutes, journals, media outlets, fact-checkers) are not promoted in a general way, but are quoted by name directly within the app for each individual claim.

Data Privacy

No registration, no accounts. No collection of name, email, or location. All data remains locally on your device. Privacy Policy: gegenrede.app/privacy

Free, ad-free, no in-app purchases. Your data will not be shared for marketing purposes.

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