When the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) deplores the state of the country, it often also portrays itself as a victim: a victim of the intelligence agencies for investigating it for suspected right-wing extremism; a victim of the other parties for stigmatizing it; and a victim of the courts for convicting AfD politicians of criminal offenses. However, a look at the party's financing paints a very different picture. That is because the AfD benefits significantly from state party