Breitbart mistakes German footballer Lukas Podolski for human trafficker

[Kontinuum]

Breitbart London has issued an apology after posting a picture of German footballer Lukas Podolski on an article about human trafficking gangs. The jet-ski photo was actually snapped during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

A lawyer representing German footballer Lukas Podolski said he will take the right wing news site Breitbart to court after it posted an article about human traffickers in Spain with a picture of the World Cup champion riding a jet-ski.
The article, published on Friday by Breitbart London, was entitled "Spanish Police Crack Gang Moving Migrants on Jet-Skis." It discussed a group of smugglers who charged refugees 5,000 euros ($5,900) to bring them from Morocco to Spain via jet-ski.
The article's main image included a picture of a smiling Podolski flashing a peace sign on the back of a jet-ski with another man. The picture, which showed Podolski wearing the German national team kit underneath his life jacket, was taken in 2014 during the World Cup in Brazil.

On Sunday, Breitbart switched out the picture after the original post sparked outrage, and more than a few jokes, on social media.
The anti-immigration website also posted an apology at the bottom of the article. "Breitbart London wishes to apologize to Mr. Podolski. There is no evidence Mr. Podolski is either a migrant gang member, nor being human trafficked," the editor's note read.
The apology "isn't enough for us," Podolski's lawyer Simon Bergmann told Germany's EPD news agency on Monday. He said he would take legal action against Breitbart on behalf of the 32-year-old footballer.
"Our goal is also be sure there will not be a violation of his rights in the future," Bergmann said.
Podolski currently plays in the Japanese J-League for Vissel Kobe.

http://www.dw.com/en/german-football...oto/a-40166432

[Paranoid Android]

Fake News!!!

[Vizardlorde]

Tbf they apologized and they are not the only ones guilty of pulling up random pictures from he internet to portray a completely unrelated story.

Ps not a Breitbart reader

[NoiseTank13]

Tbf they apologized and they are not the only ones guilty of pulling up random pictures from he internet to portray a completely unrelated story.

Ps not a Breitbart reader

Yeah, Pizzagate comes to mind.

[Garnier Fructis]

Tbf they apologized and they are not the only ones guilty of pulling up random pictures from he internet to portray a completely unrelated story.

Ps not a Breitbart reader

Alt news has a nasty habit of doing this.

[Ravenblade]

Yes, let's slander first and apologize after. New "working" tactics in development. His lawyer should move forward with this, really. The original context wasn't lighthearted or something done in best intentions but to cause serious damage. It should not matter whether they were ignorant about the persons on the image. If you simply copy & paste your google'd images then I surely hope they don't mind the consequences either.