So it begins,…

So, I fact check the Grok‘s statement and here is DW article and video in English from 23 Jan 2025 where he said:
www.dw.com
QUICKEST BROKEN PROMISE EVER. ONLY ONE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION
Leader of the CDU Friedrich Merz just completely went back on what was said during the election and announced that there will be NO TALK of shutting the borders to those without valid documentation.
Only the @AfD can be trusted to save Germany
"I want to say it very clearly again. None of us will talk about border closures, no one, although this was claimed at times during the election campaign,
none of us want to close the borders"
Full translation from @grok
Reporter: Mr. Merz,
I would like to come back to the issue of rejections at the borders once again. Mr. Lümmelmann said during the election campaign that this is a must for the coalition agreement—if it doesn’t happen, then you simply won’t govern. Do you stick to that, and to what extent do you assume that a party that describes itself as a left-wing people’s party, a center-left people’s party, namely the SPD, would go along with this?
Merz :I’m also confident on this point. I emphasized this again last night on the TV program—uh, uh—in the coalition agreement, uh, of the state of Brandenburg under the leadership of the SPD with, uh, Mr., uh, Woidke at the helm, such a formulation is included with, uh, border controls and rejections.I also want to say very clearly once again: none of us is talking about border closures. Nobody. Even though that was claimed at times during the election campaign, none of us wants to close the borders.
Grok has fact checked this.
Merz DID say this during the election and has now reneged on it only ONE DAY after the election.

So, I fact check the Grok‘s statement and here is DW article and video in English from 23 Jan 2025 where he said:
Conservative election front-runner Friedrich Merz said he'll "permanently put controls on all German borders."

German opposition leader suggests stricter border controls – DW – 01/23/2025
The stabbing in the German city of Aschaffenburg shocked many people and triggered a political debate in Germany. Conservative election front-runner Friedrich Merz said he'll "permanently put controls on all German borders." How might Merz put his promise into policy? DW's Michaela Küfner reports.
