ARD Tagesschau with embarrassing glitch: "Water on the mills of the conspiracy theorists"

Sound breakdown at the Tagesschau: Instead of informing about the latest measures in the Corona crisis, there was silence for minutes.

• On April 30, many Germans are waiting for the Tagesschau to find out about the latest measures in the Corona crisis.
• However, there were sound problems with the ARD.
• On Twitter, numerous users made fun of the mishap.

Munich - April 30th was eagerly awaited by many in Germany . The reason for this was the meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Prime Ministers of the federal states, in which the further course of action in the Corona crisis was discussed. 

Daily news with sound problems - minutes of silence

Many hoped that current measures to curb the corona pandemic would be eased . However, it became clear early on that far-reaching changes will only be announced next week on May 6th. After all, it was decided that zoos, museums and playgrounds will be reopened in the future. A “silver lining”, as family minister Franziska Giffey (SPD) said.

At the Tagesschau at 8:15 p.m., which is still one of the most important sources of information for the Germans, it was unfortunately not possible to find out all about the new easing. The ARD had sound problems . For minutes, the audience couldn't hear anything.

Tagesschau ohne Ton - Twitter users make fun of themselves

Many wondered if it was their TV, but a look at Twitter shows everyone was affected. Many made fun of the sound problems on social media. One user wrote: "The Tagesschau today without sound , which is okay with the content."

Another made fun of the probably rather old Tagesschau audience : "Short survey how many viewers changed the batteries in their # hearing aid at today's #Tagesschau before the sound was back?"

Short survey how many viewers changed the batteries in their # hearing aid at today's #Tagesschau before the sound was back? @daserste @heuteshow #coronavirusde

Conspiracy theorists also got their fat off:

This is water on the mills of the conspiracy theorists # Tagesschau without sound

Tagesschau takes it with humor

The T agesschau itself reacts with humor to the mishap:

Technician is informed #Tagesschau #ohneTon pic.twitter.com/OiVO9GDVtS

The sound problems only existed in the first one, on the third programs the daily show ran with sound as usual. That was not the first glitch in the daily news. When the broadcast is over, the speakers often chat a little. The viewers usually don't notice it. However, Jan Hofer and his colleague broke down. Another breakdown made moderator Jens Riewa quite perplexed.

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