https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Right-wing social media groups have been sharing pictures of alleged “free brothel vouchers" given to refugees. But the coupons are well-known fakes. https://www.thelocal.de/20160203/fake-refugee-brothel-passes-cause-stir-online Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:02:56 +0100 fake-refugee-brothel-passes-cause-stir-online A recent story about a messy breakup ending in a man sawing his wife's possessions in half and putting them on Ebay took the internet by storm. It turns out none of it was real, as a German legal magazine set up the whole thing as an advertising ploy. https://www.thelocal.de/20150623/viral-half-baked-breakup-story-faked Tue, 23 Jun 2015 13:52:28 +0200 viral-half-baked-breakup-story-faked Police on Friday attempted to quell online hysteria after reported sightings of a mysterious hooded figure near a school in southern Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20140704/assassin-spooks-german-town Fri, 04 Jul 2014 15:24:00 +0200 assassin-spooks-german-town