We often deal with the parallel realities constructed in the German public television in our columns – the distortion that is forced on millions of viewers regarding political issues. The latest memorable example was Deutsche Welle’s manipulative video report in the Buda Castle District; but the biggest dose of distortion that German viewers receive is of their own country. This week’s flogging on the ZDF (Second German Television) channel was so bad that it was refuted by the public media crime magazine itself.

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