It's audacious: First, @BILD headlines, "Pilot (Russian) wants to kill himself, Co-pilot (Ukrainian) prevents plane crash!" and now, after the facts have completely changed, the headline and article have been altered without making the correction known. Now it says in BILD: "An Israeli source claims there is suspicion that the co-pilot from Oman wanted to bring the plane down, and the chief pilot from the United Arab Emirates was able to overpower him with the quick thinking of Israeli passengers." Focus also quotes an Israeli official who speaks of a terrorist attack: "One pilot stabbed the other and tried to commit an attack like on September 11. Either he wanted to hijack the plane and crash it. The plane began to descend. Another pilot team on board took control of the plane." Additionally, the Israeli portal "ISRAEL HAYOM" now reports that a Ukrainian-Russian couple who were also on the plane landed it. What BILD has done, especially in these times, is journalism from the gutter. The preceding story was not only completely illogical – why would a pilot stab himself if he wanted to crash the plane anyway? – it was also wrong, given that the co-pilot holds Omani citizenship and the pilot comes from the United Arab Emirates. Furthermore, it is now reported that the attack is said to have originated from the co-pilot. That's the current situation – which is now proving to be completely different from what BILD initially reported. Further information is pending. #Journalismus #Faktenlage #Medienkritik (translated)
