Die Aktuelle ran a mock interview with the F1 great in last week’s edition, which its publisher say ‘in no way meets the standards we expect’
His family said this week that they were planning legal action against Die Aktuelle, a weekly magazine owned by Funke media group.
“This tasteless and misleading article should never have appeared,” said Funke managing director Bianca Pohlmann. “It in no way meets the standards of journalism that we and our readers expect from a publisher like Funke.” “As a result of the publication of this article, immediate personnel consequences will be drawn. Die Aktuelle editor-in-chief Anne Hoffmann, who has held journalistic responsibility for the paper since 2009, will be relieved of her duties as of today.”
The latest edition of Die Aktuelle ran a front cover with a picture of a smiling Schumacher and the headline promising “Michael Schumacher, the first interview”. The strapline added: “it sounded deceptively real”. Inside, it emerged the quotes had been produced by AI. Schumacher’s family maintains strict privacy about the former driver’s condition, with access limited to those closest to him.
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