No, the ORF never published this information on its website. It is a fake.

A screenshot is currently making the rounds on the internet, mostly via WhatsApp, in which you can see an excerpt from the “ORF” website! Apparently there was a ZIB2 interview with the virologist Markus P., which was conducted by Armin Wolf. In this alleged interview it was said that drinking large amounts of beer is said to have an immunizing effect against COVID-19. That's not true. This interview, as well as this text, never existed on ORF.

It's this screenshot that's currently circulating:

Screenshot of the hoax
Screenshot of the hoax

Our fact check

It's a fake! Users are deliberately being misled here. It may be the “ORF” website (but the content has been recreated or changed!

How was the item faked?

Unfortunately, this is far too easy to do by going to the source code of a page, changing the text there and then taking a photo of the changed article or taking a screenshot. Note: With this method, the creator of the hoax does not have direct access to the website, in this case that of the ORF. The ORF was also not hacked. If someone changes the content of the website, only the creator sees it. For other viewers of the website, the content remains unchanged! This is also one of the reasons why such posts are sent as a screenshot and not as a direct link to the website!

However, we won't demonstrate how this works at this point, otherwise someone will get stupid ideas!

However, we have briefly indicated here how quickly something like this happens. Here we have changed the source code for our demonstration for you. As I said, only we see it on our screen!

Screenshot of the demonstration
Screenshot of the demonstration

 


If you enjoyed this post and value the importance of well-founded information, become part of the exclusive Mimikama Club! Support our work and help us promote awareness and combat misinformation. As a club member you receive:

📬 Special Weekly Newsletter: Get exclusive content straight to your inbox.
🎥 Exclusive video* “Fact Checker Basic Course”: Learn from Andre Wolf how to recognize and combat misinformation.
📅 Early access to in-depth articles and fact checks: always be one step ahead.
📄 Bonus articles, just for you: Discover content you won't find anywhere else.
📝 Participation in webinars and workshops : Join us live or watch the recordings.
✔️ Quality exchange: Discuss safely in our comment function without trolls and bots.

Join us and become part of a community that stands for truth and clarity. Together we can make the world a little better!

* In this special course, Andre Wolf will teach you how to recognize and effectively combat misinformation. After completing the video, you have the opportunity to join our research team and actively participate in the education - an opportunity that is exclusively reserved for our club members!


Notes:
1) This content reflects the current state of affairs at the time of publication. The reproduction of individual images, screenshots, embeds or video sequences serves to discuss the topic. 2) Individual contributions were created through the use of machine assistance and were carefully checked by the Mimikama editorial team before publication. ( Reason )