Heute ist der 8.06.2025
Datum: 8.06.2025 - Source 1 (https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20250603_OTS0091/fpoe-hafenecker-mutmasslich-frei-erfundenes-clint-eastwood-interview-muss-konsequenzen-haben):
- Der „Kurier“ veröffentlichte ein Interview mit Clint Eastwood anlässlich seines 95. Geburtstags.
- Clint Eastwood äußerte, dass das gesamte Interview erfunden sei.
- FPÖ-Generalsekretär Christian Hafenecker kritisierte die Situation und bezeichnete sie als medienpolitisch bedenklich.
- Hafenecker forderte Konsequenzen, falls Eastwoods Darstellung stimmt.
- Der „Kurier“ erhielt im Vorjahr 3,9 Millionen Euro an Presseförderung, die an Qualitätskriterien gebunden ist.
- Hafenecker schlug vor, die Presseförderung für 2025 zu überdenken.
- Es wird in Frage gestellt, ob der „Kurier“ im „Meine-Zeitung-Abo“-Modell weiterhin vertreten sein sollte.
- Hafenecker kritisierte das Abo-Modell, das jungen Menschen als Schutz vor „Fake News“ dienen soll.
- Er äußerte Bedenken, dass der „Kurier“ als „Fake News“-Produzent nicht mehr an Jugendliche verteilt werden sollte.
- Hafenecker lehnt das Abo-Modell ab und sieht darin eine Gefahr für die Medienfreiheit.
Source 2 (https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eastwood-obama-biggest-people/):
- Clint Eastwood made a remark in 2012 after supporting Mitt Romney at the Republican National Convention.
- A claim circulated that Eastwood said, "one day we will realize that the Barack Obama presidency was the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the American people."
- Eastwood is known for his criticism of the left and is viewed as an icon by some conservatives in Hollywood.
- The claim appeared in a meme on the Facebook group “Donald Trump for President 2020!!!!!!”
- The meme paraphrased Eastwood's comments from an article in the Carmel Pine Cone, where he discussed his controversial "empty chair" speech.
- In the article, Eastwood stated, “President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.”
- He expressed that Romney and Ryan would do a better job running the country.
- The meme altered the wording, replacing "hoax" with "fraud" and "the Obama presidency" with "President Obama," but retained the primary meaning.
- Sources include NPR and the Carmel Pine Cone.
Source 3 (https://www.snopes.com/tag/clint-eastwood/):
- Clint Eastwood and Denzel Washington are rumored to have teamed up for a "non-woke" movie production studio.
- This rumor has been circulating on social media for several months.
- Clint Eastwood allegedly made a statement about luxury, suggesting it lies in experiences rather than material possessions.
- A quote attributed to Eastwood regarding the existence of the patriarchy was shared widely on social media in 2024.
- Eastwood and Washington went viral on social media in spring 2024 for their supposed collaboration.
- Eastwood claimed that if "illegal people" voted Republican, Democrats would have built a border wall.
- He reportedly returned his Oscars due to "woke nonsense in Hollywood."
- A false rumor about Clint Eastwood's death circulated in October 2023.
- Previous death hoaxes involving Eastwood were fact-checked, confirming he was alive.
- Other false quotes and rumors attributed to Eastwood have been debunked over the years, including statements about guns, Trump, and Obama.
- There have been rumors about Eastwood leaving Hollywood and refusing the Presidential Medal of Freedom, both of which were found to be untrue.