Die Aktuelle magazine published a fake interview with Michael Schumacher (generated by artificial intelligence), and the family of the multiple Formula 1 champion said they would sue the publication.

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>> Scandal in Germany after the appearance of “the first interview with Michael Schumacher after the accident”

The editor-in-chief of Die Aktuelle was fired after a fake interview with Michael Schumacher

Before the court, the first consequence of the incident is the loss of the editor-in-chief of the magazine. Ann Hoffman has been the editor-in-chief of the publication since 2009.

Die Aktuelle later publicly apologized to Schumacher’s family and agreed that the article should never have been published.

“It does not meet the journalistic standards that we — and our readers — expect from a publisher like Funke,” said Bianca Pohlmann, Funke’s publishing operations director, according to News.ro.

The skiing accident that changed Michael Schumacher’s life

On December 29, 2013, former Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher was the victim of a skiing accident in the French resort of Meribel.

He was transferred to a hospital in Grenoble after suffering a severe head injury and bleeding on the brain.

Until June 16, 2014, Schumacher was in a coma. On June 18, 2014, he was transferred to a specialized medical unit in Lausanne, and on September 9, 2014, he was discharged and moved to his home in the Swiss city of Gland, News.ro reports.

Subsequently, it was possible to learn a few details about Michael’s health, the family keeps the situation of the multiple world champion away from the eyes of the media.

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