Peter Lustig, a beloved german tv personality, who entertained generations of kids with his gentle, yet smart Diy-approach on life. Until Germanys most hated, yet still very relevant newspaper released a story: “Peter Lustig hates children!” Everybody was shocked. The biggest idol of kids actually hated them? How could that be?

It couldn’t. The newspaper twisted a quote of Lustig, who had said that he hated WORKING with kids because a tv set was the wrong place for a small child. Too many rules, too much going on, distracting and stressful atmosphere, etc.

It didn’t matter. The false narrative was there to stay. Even after his death many years later a lot of people asked “didn’t he hate kids?” I never forgave the Bild-newspaper for their cruel tactics.