May, 2020: For more than 6 months now, society has been involved in a development that leads to more and more disputes in personal and scientific but also in political discussions. The reason is the spread of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus, not because of its extraordinary danger to people with “normal” health conditions, but because of the miscommunication between media and population. Whether and to what extent there is deliberate manipulation to achieve certain behaviors in the population shall be assessed from a communication-psychological point of view. It shall give a differentiated view to enable individuals´ own assessment about how politicians act, why they ignore scientific facts and cause damage to the economy and health of people. Finally, a socio-philosophical conclusion is drawn focusing on the citizen as the main actor. This document was made in full compliance with scientific standards for literature evaluation. November, 2020: After 5 months, the author gives an update about the current political, scientific and social situation in Germany.