German media often repeat that Germany ranks 60th of 61 countries for error culture. The comparison is attributed to the psychologist Michael Frese. The figure appears in articles from 2016 to 2026, but the articles do not name the study, its year or what exactly it measured. They describe the measure as tolerance of mistakes or as error culture. They also disagree on the details. One says Germany shares last place with Singapore. Others say only Singapore scored lower. The number is widely repeated, but its source is hard to find.