The War On News

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Claim

Claim 154

The law required editors to omit anything judged calculated to weaken the strength of the German state at home or abroad.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The law required editors to omit anything judged calculated to weaken the strength of the German state at home or abroad.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Paragraph 14 requirement
About
incident 1933-germany-editors-law
Source
The Press in the Third Reich archived copy
Publisher
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Holocaust Encyclopedia
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current

Quotation from the source

omit anything 'calculated to weaken the strength of the Reich abroad or at home.'