Vice -Chancellor Babler defends himself against false quotes for the budget deficit!

Vice -Chancellor Babler defends himself against false quotes for the budget deficit!

Vienna, Österreich - In the past few days, a Telegram group has spread a controversial quote from Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler (SPÖ), who attributes the responsibility for the budget deficit. According to the vienna.at, BALLER is said to have asked for more work. However, this claim was decidedly denied by his press spokeswoman. She made it clear that such statements had never been liked and there is no evidence of the quote in publicly accessible speeches or publications.

Especially catch up that BALLER has repeatedly spoken out for reduction in working hours, which contradicts the content of the false quote. Research according to the supposed quote shows that it can only be found in certain Facebook groups and the telegram group mentioned. The assertion that Austria cuts out in the EU in an EU comparison both in economic output and in the average weekly working hours is in blatant contrast to the statistical data made available by the EU. Accordingly, the average weekly working time in Austria is 35.8 hours, which is not at the lower end of the EU list.

false information and its distribution

It is noteworthy that Austria was the only EU country to be identified with a forecast decline in business. However, Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP) did not prevent this from pronouncing productivity, without using insulting statements. The spread of disinformation, such as in the case of the false quote by Babler, raises questions about the role of social media that are increasingly playing a key role in political communication. According to the bpb, social media political institutes still enable direct contact with a mass audience, while mass media continues to exercise essential functions.

The complex relationship between social media and political institutions leads to a hybrid media system in which citizens, politicians and journalists can interact. This change has also changed the flow of communication: citizens have the opportunity to reach political institutions directly, but the question of the trustworthiness of information on social media remains decisive. Negative messages often achieve a strong reaction in social media, which can favor the spread of such false information.

academic work by Babler

In addition to his political career, another aspect leads the public discussion about Vice Chancellor Babler: his academic work. The Master Thesis of Andreas Babler has recently been available in the library catalog of the Donau University Krems (DUK). This work was submitted on January 19, 2009 and the PDF document dated October 2016. Critical voices complain that the master's thesis was classified as plagiarism free, but has fundamental defects, such as the lack of a clear theory and empirical section. In addition, the study was only underpinned with three (or four) expert interviews, of which an interview partner is Babler's father, which raises questions about objectivity.

The discussion about the quality of the master's thesis and the responsibility of the supervisor MMAG. Bernd Wachter shows that the evaluation of academic work is also important in the political context. If you consider the public attention that braers currently receive, it remains to be seen how these topics will develop in the political landscape of Austria.