ARD shows false Germany flag
ARD's "Tagesthemen" program displayed an incorrect German flag in a report on the European Soccer Championship. During Saturday night's broadcast, an illustration featuring the colors red, black, and gold was shown for nearly 30 seconds instead of the correct sequence of black, red, and gold.
ARD's Tagesthemen showed a false flag of Germany to accompany a report on the European soccer championship. For almost 30 seconds in the broadcast on Saturday evening, an illustration with the colors red-black-gold was shown instead of the color sequence black-red-gold.Thomas Hinrichs, second editor-in-chief of ARD-aktuell, explained the "slip-up on the Tagesschau website" with a combination of carelessness and technical problems. The false flag was visible while Tagesthemen presenter Tom Buhrow was announcing a report on the upcoming Germany-Turkey match.
SRG subsidiary Swiss TXT from Biel made a similar faux pas last week. During the Germany vs. Portugal match, two employees used the wrong verse of the Deutschlandlied. Instead of the usual verse, the deaf were treated to the version with the lines that had been banned since the Nazi era. Since then, the company has been covered with all kinds of written insults.
