“Den Nol op de Kapp” came under scrutiny after Enrico Lunghi, then director of the Mudam modern art museum in Kirchberg, wrenched the microphone from the hand of journalist Sophie Schram after she repeatedly asked him the same question during an interview in 2016.

Luxembourg’s Independent Broadcasting Authority (ALIA) analysed the raw footage and what was eventually aired on 3 October, and concluded the way it was edited to have breached journalistic ethics.

“Image and sound have been manipulated with the result of creating the appearance of a non-existent reality,” the broadcast watchdog said in a press release.

The press release explained the report had removed 30 seconds of footage from the original interview without explaining that the images shown did not immediately follow in reality.

“The report attaches two sentences together as if they were a single statement, which were in fact uttered about 30 seconds apart.”

Following the broadcast, it is thought Schram took sick leave and it was thought that she began legal proceedings against Lunghi. She later withdrew her complaint after the director apologised.

At the time, the board of directors at the museum expressed full confidence in the director. He resigned and left the museum at the end of 2016, saying he would sue RTL for defamation.

Pictured above: A comparison video of the edited and unedited video versions published by the ALIA, Luxembourg’s broadcasting regulator.