Fight against disinformation – Freelance journalists in the crossfire

25.04.2024 | www.kla.tv/28885

Freedom of the press and freedom of expression are essential pillars of a democracy. At the moment, however, we have to realize that these pillars are being seriously shaken. Because at the moment this valuable asset of freedom of expression is only granted to politically compliant media, but not to courageous, free enlighteners who make a lot of personal sacrifices in order to offer the population a counter-voice to the mainstream! According to a rough calculation, Germany pockets around €8.5 billion in compulsory fees every year, Switzerland 1.2 billion CHF and Austria 722 million €, while free scouts do incredible things out of their own pockets and financed with donations! But they are still being defamed, boycotted, censored and fought to the utmost. Below we list just a few recent examples that have come to our attention to show that these are not empty claims: Let's start with: Auf1, Stefan Magnet with Dr. Geisler from Baden-Württemberg satellite television: In February of this year, Dr. Geisler, who had a contractual license with Baden-Württemberg satellite television, was fined €195,007. His crime? Dr. Geisler has broadcast programs on the Austrian educational channel Auf1 with Stefan Magnet. Jürgen Elsässer, founder and editor-in-chief of Compact magazine: The well-known Compact magazine and TV station were also dealt a bad hand. The magazine was banned from all major newsstands. Corporate accounts from the Brandenburgische Sparkasse were also terminated without further ado. The baseless accusation is that the “right-wing extremist” Compact magazine collected donations to support the AfD election campaigns. Savings banks are institutions governed by public law and are obliged to safeguard the fundamental rights of their customers. Apparently, what is being examined here is which customers actually have a basic right. Dr. Heiko Schöning, scientist, doctor and author, most recently of “Game Over”: Dr. Schöning was arrested for a few hours on March 10 this year, shortly before the start of his speech at the peace demonstration in Berlin. The same thing happened to him in September 2020 during a demo in London and shortly before he was able to give a speech as a speaker in Hyde Park about the disproportionate Corona measures. Daniele Ganser, Swiss historian and peace researcher at the Zurich University of Technology: Dr. Ganser examines the topics of peace, energy, media, war and terror. But he, as a peace researcher and advocate of non-military conflict solutions, was also put under pressure and slandered by the mainstream media. His teaching position at the University of St. Gallen was not extended and his colleagues distanced themselves from him due to the public defamation. Oliver Janich, journalist and author: He was arrested in the Philippines in 2022 with a storm of around 20 armed men. Why? Janich's statements, which were to be understood as an allegory to statements previously made by the media, were taken out of context and presented as statements. Censorship and slander at its finest. But magazines and newspapers were not spared either. EPOCH TIMES:                                                                                                              The independent media company EPOCH TIMES, which describes its reporting as free from government influence, had numerous channels quietly deleted by YouTube from one day to the next. This massively hindered his political work and cut off his advertising income. CH ExpressZeitung with editor André Barmettler                                                     The Swiss ExpressZeitung was driven out of Germany with vague arguments such as “obvious risk of confusion” with the Cologne local newspaper or “maximum legal uncertainty”. The newspaper was no longer allowed to be sold in Germany, sent to Germany or advertised there. The editor was forced to change the name of the newspaper. Mr. Barmettler looked for solutions and found a way so that their German subscribers can now get the newspaper again. But now under the name “Forbidden in Germany!* Newspaper”. Kla.TV is not exempt from attacks either. Since Kla.TV is financially independent thanks to volunteers worldwide, the attacks on us look a little different. Hate campaigns and massive slander with destructive intent are the other mainstay of the offensives. For example, the Swiss SRF, mind you in prime time, on March 12th. J. broadcast a program with a person who falsely claimed to be the former head of Kla.TV. The most evil allegations and false statements denigrated Kla.TV,all without proof of truth. Due to the well-known spiel of media lies, the SRF, as it had done for decades in the mainstream press, once again beat the cult drumbeat violently. Obviously, the aim is to cut off the money supply to the free educational portals with international reach in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and thereby silence them. With the argument that they have committed dubious disinformation, handcuffs are put on and the enlighteners get into trouble. This massively hinders their work and attempts to shut them down. Examples are being made. Through the fight against disinformation already announced by Ms. von der Leyen, as she announced on the 54th anniversary of the WEF in January 2024, active attempts are now being made to put a stop to the aforementioned victims through intimidation, discrediting, arrest and reputational damage. Such defamation campaigns and prevention of freedom of the press and freedom of expression are unacceptable, a break with democracy! The violated are not just those mentioned above, but every citizen who is forced to help finance the crimes of opinion through compulsory fees.

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Sources/Links: Interview von Stefan Magnet auf report24 mit Herrn Machl https://report24.news/vernichtungs-strafgeld-gegen-auf1-stefan-magnet-erklaert-den-anschlag-des-systems
Kündigung der Bankkonten für Compact-Magazin https://mailchi.mp/compact-mail.de/irre-bank-kndigt-compact-die-konten?e=a8f5684171
Festnahme von Dr. Schöning in Berlin https://www.kettner-edelmetalle.de/news/politisch-motivierte-festsetzung-heiko-schoning-nach-rede-zu-angriffskrieg-drei-stunden-in-polizeigewahrsam-12-03-2024
Daniele Ganser – weshalb sein Vertrag ausläuft https://www.epochtimes.de/epoch-tv/meinung-epochtv/daniele-ganser-die-idee-dass-man-als-wissenschaftler-alles-sagen-kann-ist-reichlich-naiv-2-a4473583.html?welcomeuser=1
Interview von Oliver Janich mit Auf1 https://auf1.tv/das-grosse-interview/erstes-interview-mit-oliver-janich-nach-seiner-haft-die-justiz-ist-auf-der-flucht-vor-mir
Information über die Zensur Exp*essZeitung Bericht des SRF der Aussteigerin https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/10-vor-10/video/10-vor-10-vom-12-03-2024?urn=urn:srf:video:fa6d885b-707e-49b3-bcf3-8f627eb1b7e7
Youtube-Kanäle von Epoch Times Deutschland gesperrt Rundfunk- und Fernsehbeiträge in Deutschland https://www.finanztip.de/rundfunkbeitrag/
Bevölkerungsstand in Deutschland https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bevoelkerung/Bevoelkerungsstand/_inhalt.htm
Rundfunk- und Fernsehbeiträge in der Schweiz https://www.bakom.admin.ch/bakom/de/home/elektronische-medien/abgabe-fur-radio-und-fernsehen.html
Bevölkerungsstand der Schweiz https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweiz
Rundfunk- und Fernsehbeiträge in Österreich https://www.pnp.de/nachrichten/politik/oesterreich-senkt-rundfunkbeitrag-und-deutschland-diskutiert-ueber-erhoehung-10810439
Bevölkerungsstand in Österreich https://www.migration.gv.at/de/leben-und-arbeiten-in-oesterreich/oesterreich-stellt-sich-vor/geografie-und-bevoelkerung/
Von der Leyen zum „Kampf gegen Desinformation“ auf dem Weltwirtschaftsforum https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/de/speech_24_221