After RTL apologized on Wednesday for an apparently fake tweet by former AfD chairman Frauke Petry, the broadcaster now announces that it is parting with the employee responsible for it. “RTL News is ending its collaboration with freelance reporter and presenter Maurice Gajda without notice.” The internal tests for his contribution in the tabloid magazine Explosive Weekend of August 5 would have shown “serious misconduct by Maurice Gajda in the creation of the article, which is incompatible with the journalistic principles and guidelines of our company”.
“No reference” to Frauke Petry’s post: RTL dismisses moderator Maurice Gajda – media
