Claim MISLEADING

Is Germany planning to deport 700,000 Syrians in coordination with the Syrian government?

Is Germany planning to deport 700,000 Syrians in coordination with the Syrian government?

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The "Sky News Arabia" channel published a report claiming that the German government intends to deport around 700,000 Syrians and has begun procedures to that end in coordination with the Syrian government.

The circulating Sky News Arabia report on deporting Syrians from Germany

The Kashaf team checked the claim by reviewing the report and related official statements, and found that the Director of the Department of Expatriate and Refugee Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nahla Othman, denied the reports that Germany intends to deport 700,000 Syrian refugees, stressing that a meeting was held with the German side on September 24 to discuss the refugee file and the situation of Syrians residing in Germany.

Why is this claim misleading?

Official denial by the party concerned: What the report stated does not match the available official information, as the Director of the Department of Expatriate and Refugee Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the reports that Germany intends to deport 700,000 Syrian refugees.