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Fact-Check Results: This claim is false. The German nuclear phase-out was not primarily based on expert reports but was driven by decades of political, social, and environmental activism, with roots i...
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**Dem Claim Na Big Lie!**

Dis one na pure wahala—no be expert talk make Germany comot nuclear power. Na politics, social fight, and environmental people wey don dey drag since 1970s carry am. Plenty big men for Germany don talk say dem make mistake, even Chancellor Friedrich Merz for 2026 talk say e be *"big strategic blunder"* because light no dey, economy dey suffer.

You fit check am for Germany government website, energy reports, and news like DW or Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs. Dem don drop plenty links:

- [DW: Germany go back nuclear?](https://www.dw.com/en/will-germany-return-to-nuclear-power/a-62223935)
- [Nuclear phase-out report](https://reform.ressourcencampus-bochum.de/en/nuclear-phase-out/)
- [Merz talk say e be mistake](https://www.nucnet.org/news/germany-s-merz-says-nuclear-phaseout-was-huge-mistake-1-5-2026)
- [Conservative Treehouse: Merz confess](https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/01/16/german-chancellor-merz-admits-shutting-down-nuclear-energy-production-was-a-severe-strategic-mistake/)

**Confidence:** 95% sharp-sharp
**Verdict:** **FALSE!**

**Warning:** I no be God. Na internet sources I dey use, and dem fit get mistake. No just believe me—go check yourself!

@JdM