A person or authority directly affected by a newspaper report in Germany can demand a Gegendarstellung, a counterstatement. The press laws of the German states contain this right. In Bavaria the paper must print it in the same part of the paper and in the same typeface, without additions or cuts, and free of charge. The counterstatement may contain only statements of fact, not opinions. For the right to apply, it does not matter whether the original report was true or false. The editors may add a short note that they stand by their report. Princess Caroline of Monaco was the first person to obtain a counterstatement on a front page.