German Media Publish New Horoscopes With Scientific Caveats

Overview

• On December 9, BILD rolled out weekly horoscopes for December 8–14 across multiple signs, each structured as Love & Friends, Work & Finances, and Fitness & Feeling.
• Augsburger Allgemeine published daily horoscopes that also frame astrology historically and as a pseudoscience, citing National Geographic on its ancient origins.
• The coverage cites YouGov’s 2021 finding that roughly 53% of Germans are interested in astrology, with notably higher interest among younger people.
• The Forer/Barnum effect is presented as a key reason general statements feel personally accurate, alongside research by Spencer Greenberg and André Ferretti showing average accuracy of 2.49 correct matches out of 12.
• Readers are reminded to view horoscopes as entertainment rather than guidance for major decisions, with a refresher on standard zodiac date ranges included.