The claim
On an election poster, the surname of left-wing politician Olga Fot was supplemented with the letters z and e.
Our conclusion
The election poster only looks real at first glance. The district association and the politician filed a lawsuit against the counterfeiter.
The photo of an election poster was already shared on social media in August/September 2021, and it is now reappearing noticeably frequently on relevant accounts, ranging from Reich citizens to those who understand Putin.
On the poster, the last name of the left-wing politician Olga Fot was added by two letters. For fans of rather shallow humor, it's certainly a thigh-smacker - but also damage to property and insults in public spaces.
The fake election poster
In autumn 2021, the election poster was manipulated with astonishing care: no simple scribbles such as the often-seen painted mustaches, but so accurately that at first glance it really looks as if this is the politician's real last name:
But the manipulation is quite easy to recognize, as the letters z and e, which were added to the last name, protrude beyond the white frame.
A lawsuit was filed
The “Ostsee-Zeitung” (see HERE , chargeable) reported on defaced election posters in Stralsund and highlighted the election poster of the left-wing state parliament candidate Olga Fot . She herself wrote on Facebook at the time that she found the manipulation of the poster very amusing and that it helped her gain nationwide fame and popularity, but she didn't dismiss the matter with just a smile.
The district association of the Left reported the damage to property, and Olga Fot also insults in public spaces , which can be punished with a prison sentence of up to two years or a fine.
An advice
Distributors of the photo should therefore be aware that by further disseminating them, they are in principle making themselves legally vulnerable: simply because the politician has already sued for insults in public spaces, a follow-up lawsuit can easily arise due to further dissemination of the fake poster.
In this respect, we advise you not to share or post the photo, as it cannot be ruled out that you will otherwise receive a criminal complaint.
Further source: dpa
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