US Edition[Satire] German public broadcaster under fire for leaking right-wing YouTuber’s identity
- On May 9, ZDF aired an investigation hosted by Jan Böhmermann revealing the identity of Clownie, the right-wing YouTuber behind the channel Clownswelt.
- The leak followed joint research by Böhmermann's program and Die Zeit, which identified Clownie through a Telegram photo and German metal band records.
- Clownie, a 29-year-old metal guitarist from North Rhine-Westphalia, criticizes left-wing politicians and public broadcasters and has ties to the AfD party.
- After the broadcast, Clownswelt’s subscribers rose from 227,000 to 390,000, while Böhmermann faced backlash calling Clownie a "right-wing extremist" and denying anonymity rights.
- Critics accused ZDF of misusing public funds and violating free speech, with some likening the investigation tactics to those of totalitarian regimes.
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Jan Böhmermann reveals the identity of the Youtuber, who runs the channel "Clownswelt" . He thinks he exposes a "fascist". But the ZDF man makes it much too easy again.
In the ZDF magazine Royale Jan Böhmermann revealed the identity of a right influencer. Now his followers spread personal data of the moderator.
Leftists like to call for a human hunt – also for the best broadcast time on public broadcasting. However, the attempt by Jan Böhmermann to doxxen the rich-wide YouTuber and thus destroy his existence within the framework of the ZDF broadcast "Royale" magazine, however, failed colossally: Instead, he involuntarily stirred up the advertising drum for the government-critical young man. Meanwhile, "Clownswelt" has gained more than 100,000 new subsc…
ZDF and "Zeit" research on the identity of a YouTuber, who spreads content close to AfD in his channel "Clownswelt". In the social networks there is criticism of the actions of the editors – and threats against Böhmermann.
In his ZDF broadcast, comedian Jan Böhmermann reveals the identity of the anonymous YouTuber "Clovnswelt" and tries to destroy his private life. This is a new escalation stage in the "fight against right-wing – and potentially punishable.
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