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On Sunday, Breitbart published an article with the headline "Spanish Police Crack Gang Moving Migrants on Jet-Skis" featuring two men on a jet ski. The things is, the image is of German soccer player Lukas Podolski.

Podolski played as a striker for Arsenal and recently retired from international football.

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After a social media backlash, Breitbartchanged the photo and published an editor's note.

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"This image appeared as an illustration of a person on a jet ski. Breitbart London wishes to apologise to Mr. Podolski," the statement read.

"There is no evidence Mr. Podolski is either a migrant gang member, nor being human trafficked. We wish Mr. Podolski well in his recently announced international retirement."


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