Formula 1 interview fictitious
Schumacher family receives high compensation
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By Enrico Ahlig, Michel Milewski
Corinna and Michael Schumacher in November 2012 at the German Sports Press Ball. The couple has been married since 1995
Source: picture alliance/dpa/Fredrik von Erichsen
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A year ago, a magazine published an interview with Michael Schumacher. But the answers came from an AI. The editor-in-chief responsible had to leave shortly afterwards – the fake interview is now costing the publisher dearly.
A magazine wanted to mislead its readers with a fictitious interview with Michael Schumacher. As “Übermedien” has now reported, “Die Aktuelle” paid 200,000 euros in compensation to Michael Schumacher’s family.
The magazine from Funke Verlag published an alleged interview with the seven-time Formula 1 world champion last year. It was announced on the cover as a “world sensation”. However, the interview was fictional. Only at the end of the alleged conversation did the magazine make it clear that the answers came from an artificial intelligence.
After publication, the Press Council criticized the advertising of the alleged interview with the words: “This serious misleading of the readership is likely to damage the credibility of the press.”
Apology and correction in the Michael Schumacher case
The family of the racing driver, who was seriously injured in a skiing accident in 2013, took action against the publisher after the fake interview was published. Funke apologized and had a correction printed: “This tasteless and misleading article should never have appeared. It in no way meets the standards of journalism that we – and our readers – expect from a publisher like Funke.” According to “Übermedien”, this is “the highest known sum that Funke has had to transfer to Schumacher to date”.
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In addition, the editor-in-chief responsible, Anne Hoffmann, was fired, but she did not accept the termination and has now won her case before the Munich Labor Court. The extraordinary termination was disproportionate. Funke has appealed against the ruling.
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The article was researched for the Sports Competence Center (WELT, SPORT BILD, BILD) and first published in BILD.
