FPÖ victory before the OGH: Satire not over the law!

FPÖ victory before the OGH: Satire not over the law!

A significant judgment of the Supreme Court (OGH) confirmed the FPÖ Niederösterreich in its legal dispute against the satirical medium "The Daily Press". FPÖ state party secretary Alexander Murlasits announced the clear victory that classifies the widespread falsification of host letters as illegal. "Even a satirical medium cannot simply spread falsehoods under the guise of satire and host innkeepers," said Murlasits. Accordingly, "The Daily Press" will have to refrain any wrong publication on behalf of the FPÖ Lower Austria, such as OTS

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The judgment also obliges the daily press to cover the costs for the publication of the judgment in various print editions and the process costs of the FPÖ. Murlasits commented with a smile as "an expensive fun". The case shows that the FPÖ remains determined to take fake news and false reports in order to put the political debate on trustworthy basics. This decision comes to the upcoming state election, the preparations of which are intensive in Lower Austria.

like NÖN Other parties are also preparing intensively for the election campaign. The focus is on topics such as inflation and climate protection, while election posters will shape the image of the landscape. The parties have planned budgets of up to six million euros for their campaigns, which underlines the relevance of current political developments. These beating for the daily press could also have an impact on trust in the media landscape in a highly competitive election campaign.