‘This is no boarding house’; German Ambassador fact checks Indian ad

Dr Philipp Ackermann, German Ambassador to India and Bhutan, was forced to fact check an advertisement printed in an Indian newspaper on X (formerly Twitter).

The ad was of a boarding school fair, complete with a picture of an impressive building. And while India does have numerous buildings built on European architecture styles, the one in the ad, however, was actually Schloss Bellevue — residence for the German Federal President’s principal official in Berlin.

Ambassador Philipp factually corrected the advertiser as well as the newspaper with humour, directing the post to “Dear Indian parents” stating, “this building is no boarding school! It is the seat of the German President in Berlin. Our Rashtrapati Bhavan as it were.”

Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official residence of the President of India in New Delhi.

“There are good boarding schools also in Germany – but here, no child will be admitted”, he said, jokingly.

Dear Indian parents – I found this in today’s newspaper. But this building is no boarding school! It is the seat of the German President in Berlin. Our Rashtrapati Bhavan as it were. There are good boarding schools also in Germany – but here, no child will be admitted

Dear Indian parents – I found this in today’s newspaper. But this building is no boarding school! It is the seat of the German President in Berlin. Our Rashtrapati Bhavan as it were. There are good boarding schools also in Germany – but here, no child will be admitted 😎. pic.twitter.com/ftbEeJk724

— Dr Philipp Ackermann (@AmbAckermann) September 30, 2023

People react:

German Ambassador to India is Fact Checking ads on Indian Newspapers now. 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/hnjEyuRKpM

— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) September 30, 2023

Thank God they didn't advertise Schloss Neuschweinstein as Indian Hogwarts. 🙂

— Rohit (@TweetByRKV) September 30, 2023

clowns! this is embarrassing 😭

— Ahnaf Ishaq (@AhnafIshaq) September 30, 2023

Hahaha

Same vibe as Raichand house 🙂 pic.twitter.com/WkYBJaC6zq

— Mayur (@en___route) September 30, 2023