AfD Leak: What 421,179 Hacked Emails Show about the German Far Right

A trove of hacked material - 281 GB containing 421,179 internal AfD emails - was published online as AI-generated summaries, exposing what supporters and insiders wrote privately. The leak presents extensive first-hand evidence of antisemitism, racism, violent fantasies and alleged financial misconduct within the party, challenging public narratives that downplayed such behavior after the Berlin election. The archive’s scale and raw content are offered as proof of systemic problems rather than isolated incidents.

Messages cited include racist slurs, conspiratorial talk about Jewish world domination, jokes about turning refugees into handbags and boots, debate over shooting migrants at the border, a Christmas card bearing a swastika and “Heil Hitler,” and an email thread signed “Heil und Sieg.” The reporting emphasizes these concrete examples to show how far-right ideology and dehumanizing rhetoric circulate inside the party, and also flags potential financial improprieties. Access to the full write-up is gated behind a newsletter sign-up by the publisher, which frames the publication as worker-owned journalism seeking support to continue investigatory work.