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German News Sites Publish Daily Video Horoscopes With Scientific Caveats

Outlets frame the content as entertainment, citing polling on interest alongside research finding no predictive power.

Overview

  • Augsburger Allgemeine posted multiple sign‑specific daily horoscopes on August 31 with videos that are updated each day.
  • Coverage repeatedly states that astrology lacks empirical support, referencing GWUP and Skeptical Inquirer and warning against using horoscopes for important decisions.
  • YouGov polling cited in the pieces reports about 53% of Germans see a zodiac–personality link, with higher belief and readership among women and younger adults.
  • The Clearer Thinking study led by Spencer Greenberg and André Ferretti tested 152 astrologers and found an average of 2.49 correct matches out of 12, consistent with chance.
  • MOPO continues its free daily horoscopes for all signs, and DerWesten.de publishes weekly outlooks for early to mid‑September, underscoring broad media distribution.