FTA: "such as when the United States' surveillance of German Chancellor Angela Merkel became public" That was shown to be a fake NSA document, most likely plan

FTA: "such as when the United States' surveillance of German Chancellor Angela Merkel became public" That was shown to be a fake NSA document, most likely planted (somehow) by Russian intelligence. http://www.vox.com/2014/12/12/7381539/merkel-phone-tapped-nsa http://www.vox.com/2014/12/12/7381539/merkel-phone-tapped-ns... "an investigation by Germany's top prosecutor has found no evidence that the tapping ever occurred. He says he also believes that the document may not even be authentic"