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German Outlets Post Sept. 4 Horoscopes With Prominent Scientific Caveats

Publishers frame the forecasts as entertainment, citing research that shows no predictive power.

Overview

  • TAG24, Augsburger Allgemeine and MOPO released free, sign‑by‑sign horoscopes for Thursday, September 4, covering love, career and health.
  • Augsburger Allgemeine pairs each daily entry with a clear disclaimer that astrology lacks scientific backing and embeds a video updated for the day.
  • Outlets reference YouGov polling from 2021 indicating roughly half of Germans see a link between star sign and personality, with stronger belief among women and younger readers.
  • Coverage repeatedly cites a Clearer Thinking study led by Spencer Greenberg and André Ferretti in which 152 astrologers averaged 2.49 correct matches out of 12, consistent with chance.
  • MOPO promotes a concise daily read as a free decision aid, TAG24 offers motivational guidance with sign‑specific imagery, and editors advise against using horoscopes for major life choices.