![\\"logo\\"](\\"/img/logo-dpa-factchecking.svg\\"/) * WhatsApp service * About Us ![\\"IFCN](\\"/img/ifcn-certificate.png\\"/) ![\\"EFCSN](\\"/img/efcsn- certificate.png\\"/) ## Corona masks # Incorrectly dated: There was almost a year between Lauterbach photos September 12, 2022, 3:58 p.m. (CEST) Karl Lauterbach and the Israeli Minister of Health send in matters Corona masks supposedly send contradictory signals. But two photos show different meetings. Once without mouth and nose protection, once with: two photos show the German one Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) and his Israeli counterparts Nitzan Horowitz, supposedly within a few hours. But that's true Claim that the photos come from the same weekend and are related to Corona Do masks send contradictory messages? ## Evaluation The alleged temporal connection is incorrect. The photo on the left was taken in Taken October 2021, the one on the right on September 11, 2022. ## Facts The photo comparison was taken on September 11, 2022 on a spread on an English-language Twitter account. It says: “Yesterday evening ->;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; without a mask” and “today ->;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; with a mask”. In addition the sarcastic comment: “Conclusion: Corona only infects in daylight”. However, the alleged temporal connection is incorrect. The left photo by Lauterbach and Horowitz was recorded on October 27, 2021. Horowitz tweeted it on September 11, 2022 because he was talking to Lauterbach on that day day in Israel. However, the images in the background are also on other photos from the seen last October. So Lauterbach tweeted - not yet in those days Office of the Minister of Health - an almost identical photo on October 27, 2021 with the information: “Meeting today with Israel’s Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz.” The politicians' clothing is also identical in both pictures. There was a general requirement to wear a mask indoors at the time the photo was taken not in Berlin. Horowitz's current tweet is missing a clue that he was using an old photo used. Apparently he posted the archive photo shortly before the new one Welcome meeting with Lauterbach. He had something similar at the beginning of December Done in 2021 when he took Lauterbach to his new position as Federal Minister of Health congratulated. Horowitz used that back then too Photo from October. On September 11, 2022, Horowitz wrote verbatim: “I’m starting the big one international week of health with the signing of a Health agreement with Germany” and addressed to Lauterbach “Welcome in Israel». Later in the day he published the current photo of the Signing in Jerusalem, which is shown in the image comparison on the right page was used. Masks are no longer required in Israel. Lauterbach and Horowitz wore the masks voluntarily. On Thursday, the Bundestag passed the new Infection Protection Act with Corona Measures adopted for the fall, which Lauterbach had previously taken with them Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) had negotiated. There's one in there Mask requirement planned in long-distance trains, doctor's offices, clinics and nursing homes - The higher standard FFP2 is required. The federal states can also order a mask requirement for other places. (As of September 12, 2022) ## Links Photo comparison with incorrect time stated on Twitter (September 11, 2022) (archived) Tweet from Horowitz with photo from the previous year (September 11, 2022) (archived) Tweet from Lauterbach after meeting in Berlin (October 27, 2021) (archived) “Tagesspiegel” about Corona rules in Berlin in October 2021 (archived) Tweet from Horowitz (December 6, 2021) (archived) Tweet from Horowitz with current photo (September 11, 2022) (archived) Chamber of Foreign Trade on Corona rules in Israel (archived) “Tagesschau.de” about new Corona measures (September 8, 2022) (archived) Post on Facebook (archived) ### About dpa fact checks This fact check was carried out as part of the Facebook/Meta independent program Fact check created. Find detailed information about this program You here. Explanations from Facebook/Meta on how to deal with accounts that provide false information spread, can be found here. If you have any objections or comments regarding the content, please send them with a link to the affected Facebook post to faktencheck@dpa.com. To use Please use the relevant templates for this. Find information about objections You here. Did you know? If you have doubts about a message, claim, image or If you have a video, you can also contact the dpa fact check via WhatsApp. Further information can be found here. powered by dpa-newslab | Imprint | Privacy | About:
The two photos by Karl Lauterbach and Nitzan Horowitz were taken in the same year