Michael Wendler has caused a stir with his crude conspiracy theses. In future, he wants to spread his messages on Telegram.
Pop singer Michael Wendler (48) announced his departure from the "DSDS" jury last Thursday and put forward some conspiracy theses in the same breath. In his Instagram story, he now has a link to his new Telegram account, which he now apparently wants to use to reach his followers with his messages. To date, the singer has garnered around 44,000 subscribers for "Michael Wendler Official" (as of October 9, 3:30 pm).
"From now on you can reach me under my new channel on Telegram. Download it as soon as possible," said the singer on Thursday. It is the only way to exchange opinions without censorship. All others like Instagram, YouTube or Facebook are censored. "Important information that you need to understand will be deleted. So be smart." Telegram is a news service that promises high data protection standards and is therefore very popular among conspiracy theorists.
Comedian created a fake account
In the meantime, a fake account at Telegram caused confusion. This was created under the name "Michael Wendler Officially", as it later turned out, comedian Udo Bönstrup was responsible for it. "The self-made 'green tick' and the claim 'official and verified' was enough for many to believe that Michael Wendler is really writing here, he said in a Facebook post. He wanted to prove with a friend that" people are up fall for almost every crap on the internet. "
He even had Oliver Pocher (42) in his show "Pocher – dangerously honest!" led on the wrong track. "Please don't believe every crap that's on the Internet," Bönstrup appeals to his fans. "Check everything very carefully! Get reputable sources – not a YouTube video or a contribution to an anonymous Telegram group."