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German Sites Roll Out Early-January Horoscopes With Skeptical Context

Editors pair star-sign features with explicit cautions about astrology’s lack of evidence.

Overview

  • BILD published week-of-January 5–11 forecasts for individual signs in a set format covering Liebe & Freunde, Arbeit & Finanzen, and Fitness & Feeling.
  • TAG24 posted a full daily lineup for Tuesday, January 6, and a separate sign-by-sign preview for Wednesday, January 7.
  • MOPO released its Wednesday, January 7, daily horoscopes with concise guidance for all twelve zodiac signs.
  • Augsburger Allgemeine ran multiple daily pages that embed short videos and include background explaining the Barnum/Forer effect and survey data on public interest.
  • Those pages cite the Clearer Thinking study led by Spencer Greenberg and André Ferretti, reporting astrologers averaged about 2.49 correct out of 12 and urging readers not to base major decisions on horoscopes.