![\\"logo\\"](\\"/img/logo-dpa-factchecking.svg\\"/) * WhatsApp service * About Us ![\\"IFCN](\\"/img/ifcn-certificate.png\\"/) ![\\"EFCSN](\\"/img/efcsn- certificate.png\\"/) # Fischer quotes about Germany are partly incorrect or unsubstantiated May 28, 2021, 11:24 a.m. (CEST) Green politicians are facing social issues ahead of the federal election in Germany Media increasingly under fire. Currently there is a large number of alleged politician quotes in circulation. This is what is currently being said in postings (here archived) shared a newspaper clipping that contained several statements by the former Vice Chancellor Joschka Fischer. ## Evaluation Only the quote about German heroes is actually from Fischer. The others Quotes about Germany are incorrectly attributed to him or are without proof. ## Facts Although Fischer has not been active as a politician since 2005, he is credited with Posting the following statements attributed: 1. “The world would simply have to kill German heroes like rabid dogs.” This quote is real, as the fact checkers at Correctiv found out. It was printed in an edition of the Frankfurt city newspaper “Pflasterstrand” in 1982. 2. “Germany must be contained from the outside and heterogenized, so to speak, diluted from the inside through influx.” This quote also exists, but it is not from Fischer. In reality it comes from the journalist Miriam Lau, who discussed Fischer's book "Risk Germany" in a "Welt" article from February 7, 2005. 3. “Germany is a problem because Germans are more hardworking, more disciplined and more talented than the rest of Europe (and the world). This will always lead to \"imbalances\". But this can be counteracted by diverting as much money as possible out of Germany. It doesn't matter what it is for, it can also be radically wasted - the main thing is that the Germans don't have it. The world has already been saved. There is no evidence for these alleged statements by Fischer. However, they are widely used. A Google search produces numerous results, including hits from media outlets such as “Welt” or “Wiener Zeitung”. However, if you take a closer look at these hits, you can see that they are mainly user comments and forum entries. During research by the dpa, not a single citation was found to be a verifiable source refer. Fact checkers from Correctiv and Mimikama also searched in vain according to the source of this quote. The blog “False Quotes”, which is designed for quote research, provides a comment on the blog “pi-news” as the earliest evidence of the questionable quote. There The user mentions a source for her as the discussion continues Quote, namely a blog page that is only in an archived form can be found. This entry from March 16, 2011 is probably the oldest available Represent the online presence of the quote, but also leaves it open where it comes from statement should come from. (As of: May 27, 2021) ## Links Post on Facebook (archived) Correctiv fact check with photo (archived) Paved beach (archived) «World» article (archived) Google search (archived) Correctiv fact check (archived) Mimikama fact check (archived) Blog “Misquotes” (archived) Blog «Inge 09» Comment on blog “pi-news” (archived) Contact the dpa fact check team: factcheck-oesterreich@dpa.com powered by dpa-newslab | Imprint | Privacy | About:
The three quotes mentioned come from Joschka Fischer