Data as mood enhancer fake

In addition to its function as a warning sign, data also serves to brighten the mood:
Heiner Flassbeck: “About Fake News and Misappropriated Truths”, Makroskop 29.08.28, describes how the slightly increased IFO index (ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich) in the last month was acclaimed in today’s news, but this does not correspond to the overall data situation: “The moderator’s jubilation and his statement are very close to a false report, because the mood is not “extremely good”, but … better than a month ago, but still far worse than at the turn of the year. Expectations have risen particularly, which may indeed have something to do with political news, while the assessment of the situation has changed only slightly.”
Mark Schieritz: “Five to eight / European Central Bank: The myth of the expropriation of savers” , in: ZEIT online 30.08.2018 claims that the financial assets of German savers have not suffered a loss due to low interest rates and inflation. This is a myth. (The real figures can be found here, for example: Interest rate gains and losses for German savers. Development of interest rate gains and losses from 2003 to 2018. tagesgeldvergleich.net) The reason he cites is that the financial assets of private households in Germany have increased overall since 2010 – for whatever reason. “One would like to be expropriated a little more”. The reason for the alleged myth of the loss of interest: “The myth is supposed to fuel resentment against the EU”. In any case, he tries to prevent this by using a data mood enhancer fake.