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The '''Alternative for Germany''' (AfD) is a [[conservative]] [[Germany|German]] political party. It is most known for its [[Euroskeptic]] views.

The '''Alternative for Germany''' (Alternative für Deutschland, abbreviated AfD) is a [[conservative]] [[Germany|German]] political party. It is most known for its [[Euroskeptic]] views.

[[Liberal]] critics falsely claim the party is somehow "far-right" or "neo-Nazi" due to its opposition to mass migration and [[globalism]].<ref name="JasperTNA"/><ref>Byas, Steve (August 30, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/33286-rising-tide-against-globalism-now-threatens-continued-rule-of-germany-by-angela-merkel Rising Tide Against Globalism Now Threatens Continued Rule of Germany by Angela Merkel]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 31, 2019.</ref> Because of these false claims, the party has been the victim of numerous "[[Antifa]]" riots and other left-wing violence,<ref name="JasperTNA">Jasper, William F. (October 2, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/27038-merkel-squeaks-by-what-does-it-portend-for-germany-the-us-the-eu-and-globalism Merkel Squeaks By: What Does It Portend for Germany, the U.S., the EU, and Globalism?] ''The New American''. Retrieved December 2, 2017.</ref><ref>Multiple references:

[[Liberal]] critics falsely claim the party is somehow "far-right" or "neo-Nazi" due to its opposition to mass migration and [[globalism]].<ref name="JasperTNA"/><ref>Byas, Steve (August 30, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/33286-rising-tide-against-globalism-now-threatens-continued-rule-of-germany-by-angela-merkel Rising Tide Against Globalism Now Threatens Continued Rule of Germany by Angela Merkel]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 31, 2019.</ref> Because of these false claims, the party has been the victim of numerous "[[Antifa]]" riots and other left-wing violence,<ref name="JasperTNA">Jasper, William F. (October 2, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/27038-merkel-squeaks-by-what-does-it-portend-for-germany-the-us-the-eu-and-globalism Merkel Squeaks By: What Does It Portend for Germany, the U.S., the EU, and Globalism?] ''The New American''. Retrieved December 2, 2017.</ref><ref>Multiple references: