BABYLON 5 FIGHTERS SERIES
Most prominently, Jan Josef Liefers, a star of the popular crime series Tatort and another initiator of the project, denied all links to COVID deniers, known as "Querdenker" (lateral thinking) in Germany. Responding to the controversy, some actors withdrew their contribution within hours of the project's release. Others tried to defend their participation in the campaign. Participants were accused of echoing the argument framing of COVID deniers, who also widely shared the one-minute clips on social media. Upon its release on April 22, the series of videos quickly went viral. The #allesdichtmachen videos sparked controversy Image: Internetaktion #allesdichtmachen via Youtube/dpa/picture alliance 'No links with COVID deniers' While the creators of the project initially remained anonymous, Bruch has since been identified as one of the series' initiators. The campaign featured some 50 prominent German actors doing short satirical clips criticizing the government's handling of the pandemic. The article justifies the reporting by pointing out that it sheds light on the goals of a series of videos recently released under the hashtag #allesdichtmachen ("close down everything"). Several social media users have been questioning the relevance of publishing this information about the actor. The series' production company, X-Filme, confirmed to that Volker Bruch "has a medical exemption from wearing medical mouth and nose protection."Īccording to research by nonprofit investigative newsroom Correctiv, such exemptions are easy to obtain, and the measure is promoted by a network of COVID-denying activists.
The article further notes that Bruch does not wear a face mask on the set of Babylon Berlin. Its candidates include activists who have been spreading conspiracy theories about the pandemic. The fringe party was created in July 2020 in reaction to the government's protective measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. The article published on Monday states that the actor has applied to become a member of a party called Basisdemokratische Partei Deutschland, shortened to Die Basis (The Base). An investigation by independent reporters' platform found that Volker Bruch, the star of the internationally acclaimed series Babylon Berlin, has documented ties to COVID deniers.
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