The claim
Ricarda Lang is said to have said about the Middle East conflict: “In my opinion, the people in the Middle East are on the wrong political path and we have to prevent that with strong green politics.”
Our conclusion
The video was manipulated and shows false statements from Ricarda Lang. This is a satirical video.
This video claims that Ricarda Lang said in an interview about the Middle East conflict: “In my opinion, the people in the Middle East are on the wrong track politically and we have to prevent that with strong green politics.” The Green Party politician is later said to have confused the Middle East with East Germany.
The video is shared on TikTok , for example, here with the caption “Circus gone, only the Klauns remain” (sic!)
The facts about the video with Ricarda Lang
posted online by the ARD news program “Tagesschau / Frag Selbst” on July 30, 2023
In this video, Ricarda Lang does not talk about the conflict in the Middle East. Instead, other topics such as the AfD's increase in votes in the polls or a possible coalition with the CDU/CSU at the federal level are the subject of discussion.
The manipulation
In the video that was circulated, the lip movements of Ricarda Lang and the moderator do not match what was supposedly said. This is an indication of the use of modern technology and artificial intelligence to fake voices and videos.
Creator of the fake video
The manipulated video was created by the well-known satirical site “Snickers for Left-Handers”. be found on their social media channels and also on YouTube – Always with the hint that it is satire.
But despite the warning, some users took the fake statements seriously and spread them further.
Conclusion
The statements that Ricarda Lang makes in the distributed video were manipulated. The original video shows a completely different interview topic and is not about the Middle East conflict. The manipulated version is satire.
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Source: dpa fact checking
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