Aydan Özoguz never said that!

We are again receiving inquiries about a photo of SPD Minister Aydan Özoguz, which shows a strange “quote” next to her portrait:

We have known this “quote” since 2018. We HERE and HERE .

Özoguz himself also reacted to this on Twitter in 2018.

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By the way, Özoguz is a member of the Bundestag for the SPD , not the Greens. She held the office of Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration between 2013 and 2018.

Now the alleged quote is circulating again on social media.

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Alleged Özoguz quote is an old and changed sharepic of an “Easter Day”

The politician never said what can be read on the meme. This text was simply put into her mouth a long time ago, because this meme that is currently appearing more frequently with the signature “in veritas by the Pack” is just a warmed up version of another meme:

This meme, which has been haunting the internet for years, can't seem to be killed. However, you can see a signature on it that refers to its origins: “In Satira by Uwe Ostertag”.

So the phenomenon has its own name – it is an “Easter Day” .

What is an “Easter Day”?

The originator is the infamous, self-proclaimed Internet troll Uwe Ostertag , who has been keeping his followers and the legal authorities on their toes with such fake messages for years.

He by no means limits himself to the deputy SPD federal chairwoman, but the government's handling of migration, refugees and integration is always the focus of his more or less original "memes", which are as numerous as they are perfidious.

Around Ostertag there is a not inconsiderable clique of aligned representatives of the right-wing populist scene who, as one reads in forum posts, take the outrageous claims at face value or as grist for their mill.

The author himself supposedly sees his approach as “satirical”; Together with the probably not entirely unintentional orthographic blunders, his style ensures that common sense refuses to assume that this is primarily targeted propaganda.

Nevertheless, one should not underestimate his actions; Even if he probably knows what he's doing quite well, that probably doesn't apply to the majority of his followers. In any case, Ostertag is light years away from being a “harmless joker”. With the help of his numerous followers and cliques, he is founding new hotbeds of dull resentment and inhumane “communities” everywhere on the Internet.

Conclusion

The quote does not come from Aydan Özogun. Nevertheless, it has been circulating on social media for years.

Uwe Ostertag originally circulated a meme with this text and a photo of the politician. Now it is obviously unstoppable, it has been changed several times in the meantime and we probably see it again and again.

Source:

DPA

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