Question 2 Source B is written by Van der Lubbe, the ex-communist who says he started the fire, he also says he acted alone. It is not a very reliable source because Van der Lubbe was probably being heavily tortured when he gave this statement and therefore the Nazis could make him say anything they wanted. Despite this it confirms that the Nazi claim that the fire had a communist link although Van der Lubbe was no longer a communist and that the fire was started because of a political motive. The
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