The claim
Claudia Roth (Alliance90/Greens) is said to have said: “We appeal to all people who want to get a pet, in the spirit of humanity, to perhaps consider taking in a refugee instead.”
Our conclusion
It is a fake or “satire”. As early as 2016, a professional internet troll was able to prove with a random image + made-up quote that many people only read something if it is capitalized.
Again, because we already covered HERE
Unfortunately, the current picture is very blurry or the right edge has been cut off a bit, so you can't clearly see that the far right actually says: "In Satira by Uwe Ostertag"
For comparison, a screenshot from 2016 where you can clearly see this:
Claudia Roth and “In Satira Veritas by Uwe Ostertag”?
Uwe Ostertag is no stranger to us, as we are already familiar with this type of distribution. “The truth lies in satire,” is the motto of Uwe Ostertag, who can be called a professional Internet troll.
He repeatedly tried to cause unrest online by using fake quotes in current contexts.
In January 2015, that image + made-up quote spread and was taken as true without question. We have already reported elsewhere about a fake quote from Ostertag: “ In Satira Veritas – The fairy tale about the integration tax ”.
Occupation: Internet troll
Uwe Ostertag is no stranger, but a very well-known troll with his own website on which he publishes his satirical and sarcastic images. He himself points out that the truth of the page is based on satire and that he assumes no responsibility for the reader.
If you would like to find out more about Ostertag and his intentions, we recommend this interview in the FAZ, which is worth reading: “Hate on the Internet – I am the Troll”
Conclusion:
A troll was able to prove with a random picture + made-up quote that a lot of people only read something if it is capitalized. You can even point out in the middle of the picture that it is satire, even with the name of the author, but it will still be overlooked . Getting upset about German refugee policy might make you half-blind or resistant to satire. Uwe Ostertag has achieved exactly what he certainly wanted to achieve: it creates artificial excitement.
Satire has to hurt sometimes. Goal achieved. And at the same time it embarrassed many superficial readers who shared the picture and sometimes commented with hateful tirades.
In keeping with the topic: True and false quotes from politicians
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