But to be honest, we could have easily done without it, we're talking about one of the many false "quotes" from Claudia Roth (B90/The Greens).

She never said that, she never will, and yet this picture has been causing trouble on social networks for years.

Facebook status post / screenshot by mimikama.org
Facebook status post / screenshot by mimikama.org

What is it then?

A creation of the self-proclaimed troll Uwe Ostertag , who is now taking a vacation behind Swedish curtains for his hate speech and insults disguised as satire.

Ostertag enjoys a dubious reputation for a lot of false quotes that he put into the mouths of politicians as alleged satire, the limit was full and now he's in prison.

So why are we setting it straight again?

We could just shrug it off with “Oh dear, that again” and a cheerful shrug of the shoulders. It does not work.

There is a “she (or he could have done it if a man is being misquoted) could have said it like that, it's up to her/him” mentality that users happily hide behind. When the false statement is pointed out, the “but could have been” is resorted to and the picture remains happily on the respective timeline, only very few react accordingly and remove it again.

What you hear again and again in these contexts is “I just want to have fun here” – fun by spreading untruths? Is that necessary?

What you shouldn't ignore as a distributor is what you show others, namely that you yourself have a divided relationship with the truth. However, you shouldn't expect that you won't be lied to in the future.

Only if we as users consistently stop distributing such fakes can we actively participate and protect ourselves and our fellow users, because not everyone sees it as a fake.

Because somehow every day without Easter Day is a good day.


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