German Media Roll Out New Horoscopes With Science-Based Caveats Front and Center

Overview

• BILD published a new weekly horoscope package for November 17–23, organizing each sign’s guidance into love and friends, work and finances, and fitness and feeling.
• Augsburger Allgemeine posted daily horoscope pages and videos that explicitly note astrology’s lack of scientific validation.
• The outlet cites the Clearer Thinking study by Spencer Greenberg and André Ferretti, where astrologers averaged 2.49 correct matches out of 12, consistent with random guessing.
• YouGov polling reported by Augsburger Allgemeine shows more than half of Germans see a link between star sign and personality, with stronger belief reported among women than men.
• Editors explain the Forer/Barnum effect and advise readers to treat horoscopes as entertainment rather than a basis for important life decisions, echoing guidance from sources such as National Geographic and GWUP.