“I hereby reject the allegations (…) in the strongest possible terms!” Or also: How can you recognize satire if the source is missing?
We received many, many inquiries about the following picture, which is currently making the rounds on Facebook:

I hereby reject Mr. Özil's accusations in the strongest possible terms. I'm not going to let some idiot like that accuse me of being a racist. They probably cut off his foreskin too short. If this Muslim man doesn't have his genes under control, then he should vent on his child bride. He should sour at his SV Multikulti London until he turns black. Oh no. You can't say black anymore.
Reinhard Grindel (German Football Association)
The fact check
What is shared and commented on here on Facebook is only an excerpt from the actual image. Because the original was written by the Bohemian Browser Ballet .
Anyone who knows it will also know that this is satire .
The Bohemian Browser Ballet explains on their Facebook page:
The Browser Ballet is a state-funded entertainment program for Germany. All content is created in a satirical context and does not represent facts or beliefs. In the event of political, emotional, identity, sexual, religious or spiritual irritation, we ask for forgiveness and distance ourselves firmly and in advance from the person responsible. We also carefully examine any violation of good manners and respectful coexistence. …
As you can see from the detailed imprint , the Bohemian Browser Ballet belongs to:
... funk, a joint offer from the Association of Broadcasting Corporations of the Federal Republic of Germany (ARD) and the Second German Television (ZDF).
ARD and ZDF are joint sponsors and equal broadcasting broadcasters of the service.
He is responsible for the ongoing business of funkSüdwestrundfunk (SWR) …
Responsible person within the meaning of Section 55 Paragraph 2 RStV:
Florian Hager (Program Managing Director) …
So you shouldn't take this statement too seriously... which is of course made more difficult if you simply remove the original source.
There is also a small hint that this quote cannot be real. If you look at the DFB logo, you can see that it differs from the original logo:

Result:
Satire serves entertainment – also on social media. However, if it is no longer clear that it is satire at all and the source has simply been omitted, the user will only be able to recognize the true meaning and purpose through research.
So the quote is not real and has been taken out of its actual context.
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