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{{short description|German journalist, activist, conspiracy theorist and former radio host (born 1966)}}
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'''Ken Jebsen''' (real name ''Kayvan Soufi-Siavash''
Jebsen rose to prominence as moderator of his show [[KenFM#Radio Fritz|KenFM]] with the public broadcaster [[Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg]] (RBB). After an email with [[antisemitic]] remarks by him became public in 2011, he was fired for violating RBB's journalistic standards. Jebsen subsequently launched his own web-portal ''[[KenFM]]'' and an eponymous YouTube channel. There he mainly published "alternative views" and [[conspiracy theories]], such as
[[Zeit Online]] described Ken Jebsen as "probably the best known German conspiracy ideologue".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fedders |first=Jonas |date=2022-08-06 |title=Ken bleibt auf Sendung |url=https://www.zeit.de/2022/32/ken-jebsen-sendung-verschwoehrungstheorie |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=www.zeit.de}}</ref>
▲Jebsen rose to prominence as moderator of his show [[KenFM#Radio Fritz|KenFM]] with the public broadcaster [[Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg]] (RBB). After an email with [[antisemitic]] remarks by him became public in 2011, he was fired for violating RBB's journalistic standards. Jebsen subsequently launched his own web-portal ''[[KenFM]]'' and an eponymous YouTube channel. There he mainly published "alternative views" and [[conspiracy theories]], such as about the [[9/11 conspiracy theories|9/11 attack]] and the [[Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]]. YouTube closed his account permanently on 22 January 2021 for repeated publications of COVID-19 misinformation despite warnings and previous blocks.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 January 2021|title=Youtube sperrt Ken Jebsen dauerhaft|url=https://www.br.de/nachrichten/netzwelt/youtube-sperrt-ken-jebsen-dauerhaft,SMpvOz6|access-date=1 March 2021|website=BR24|language=de}}</ref>
== TV and radio show presenter ==
=== First assignments ===
Ken Jebsen volunteered from 1987 to 1991 under the pseudonym ''Keks'' for the private broadcaster ''Radio Neufunkland'' in the city of [[Reutlingen]], followed by a job as a reporter at ''[[DW-TV|Deutsche Welle TV]]'', where he attracted attention for his spontaneous attitude and his feature banana microphone. In 1994 he became the presenter for a weekly late-night-show at the [[ZDF]], a premier public-service TV broadcaster.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fernsehlexikon.de/6522/die-mondschein-show/ |title= Die Mondschein-Show | publisher= Fernsehlexikon |date= |author= |accessdate=25 June 2020}}</ref> Again a reporter, he worked for the ''Radio 4U'' show of the
=== Radio Fritz and dismissal ===
[[File:Ken Jebsen cropped.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Ken Jebsen at the ''Radio Fritz'' studio in 2005]]
From 2001 until 2011 Ken Jebsen served as the host of the popular radio show [[KenFM#Radio Fritz|KenFM]] at ''Radio Fritz'' of the public broadcaster [[Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg]] (RBB).<ref name="correctiv">{{cite web|author=Camilla Kohrs|date=30 December 2016|title=Das Böse ist immer und überall|url=https://correctiv.org/aktuelles/neue-rechte/2016/12/30/das-boese-ist-immer-und-ueberall|accessdate=10 July 2020|publisher=[[Correctiv]]}}</ref>
In 2007, Ken Jebsen and Susanne Wündisch won the [[Civis Media Prize|European CIVIS Radio Prize]], awarded in the category ''Short Programme'' for their work ''Irgendwo dazwischen: Portrait of a Young Kurdish Woman in Berlin'', broadcast on 16 March 2006 by RBB. The film depicts a young Kurdish teacher and choreographer, born and raised in Berlin, performing the daring and delicate balancing act of living in between both her traditional Islamic culture and the modern western lifestyle.<ref>{{cite web |url=
In early November 2011, an email of Ken Jebsen was published by author [[Henryk M. Broder]], who criticized it for containing [[antisemitic]] statements. In the email, Jebsen states among other remarks that he knows "who invented the Holocaust as a PR stunt", he insinuates a connection between [[Joseph Goebbels]], PR-pioneer [[Edward Bernays]], the [[CIA]] as well as rich "Jews" such as [[Henry Kissinger]]. RBB initially defended Jebsen against the allegation and on 9 November it was decided to carry on with Ken Jebsen, who was instructed to "sensibly check future political issues". However, on 23 November 2011 RBB suspended his show and he was eventually dismissed, after it had been surmised that he had violated the broadcaster's journalistic standards on a number of occasions. Although he did not deny having written the email, Jebsen has repeatedly dismissed any allegations of antisemitism as "absurd."<ref name="spiegel2">{{Cite
http://www.achgut.com/dadgdx/index.php/dadgd/article/ich_weis_wer_den_holocaust_als_pr_erfunden_hat/ |title= ich looking who has invented the Holocaust as PR | publisher= The Axis of Good|date= |accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref>
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In spring 2012 Jebsen launched his own internet portal named KenFM, which is funded entirely through donations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kenfm.de/unterstutze-kenfm/ |title= Unterstütze KenFM! - KenFM ist ein freies Presseportal, eine Plattform, die bewusst das Internet als einziges Verbreitungsmedium nutzt | publisher= KenFM |date= |accessdate=3 November 2015}}</ref>
KenFM mainly publishes "alternative viewpoints" on contemporary issues and news. The portal is mostly known for publishing a wide range of [[conspiracy theories]]. This includes [[9/11 conspiracy theories|conspiracy theories about the 9/11 attack]], the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] or the [[Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Neuhaus|first=Elisabeth|date=15 June 2020|title=So läuft das Geschäft mit den Verschwörungstheorien auf KenFM.|trans-title=How the business of conspiracy theories works on KenFM|url=https://www.turi2.de/aktuell/so-laeuft-das-geschaeft-mit-den-verschwoerungstheorien-auf-kenfm/|access-date=17 June 2020|website=turi2|language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=17 June 2020|title=Wie aus Kayvan Soufi-Siavash der Verschwörungsideologe Ken Jebsen wurde - DER SPIEGEL - Panorama|trans-title=How Kayvan Soufi-Siavash became the conspiracy psychologist Ken Jebsen - DER SPIEGEL - Panorama=|url=https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/verschwoerungstheoretiker-ken-jebsen-ein-verbales-maschinengewehr-a-81948d79-f7b3-428e-9506-04a9bd56cd29
== Criticism ==
{{see also|KenFM#Criticism}}
Ken Jebsen and the KenFM outlet are regularly subjected to harsh criticism. During his early days after the dismissal from
Since 2014 Ken Jebsen
In 2017 Ken Jebsen received the ''Cologne Charlemagne Prize'' awarded by the "Neue Rheinische Zeitung" blog ''for dedicated engagement in literature and journalism''. A public
== Personal life ==
Ken Jebsen was born in 1966 in [[Krefeld]] Hüls as ''Kayvan Soufi
However, according to his own biographical account at ''Radio Fritz'', his birth name was ''Moustafa Kashefi'' and he was born on board of a commercial jetliner while traversing Iranian airspace. In a detailed interview with [[Mathias Bröckers]], Jebsen refuted his self-made
Ken Jebsen has three children and lives in [[Berlin]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ken Jebsen im Interview: "Die Leute sollen politisiert werden."|url=http://www.planet-interview.de/interviews/ken-jebsen/49203/|access-date=17 June 2020|website=Planet Interview|date=6 October 2016 |language=de-DE}}</ref>
== Awards ==
* 2007:
== References ==
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