Berlin police investigate anti-Semitic attack on woman
A woman was injured in an incident involving two men who allegedly insulted her and then attacked her with a broken bottle.
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Photograph: Tagesschau (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Police in Berlin are investigating an alleged anti-Semitic attack where a 43-year-old woman was injured.
- The woman was reportedly approached by two men who insulted her before one attacked her with a broken glass bottle.
- The State Protection department of the Berlin police has taken over the investigation.
- The woman sustained cut injuries to her hand and was taken to hospital.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 14 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 10 of the 24 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
56/100
Craft
63/100
Hype
35/100
24 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 3 of the 14 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
A 43-year-old woman was injured in Berlin after two men allegedly insulted her and attacked her with a broken glass bottle. The incident occurred around 2:30 AM on Torstraße in Berlin-Mitte. Police reported that the two men approached the woman, who was wearing a Star of David, and made anti-Semitic remarks. One of the men then allegedly used a broken glass bottle to injure her. The woman suffered several cut injuries to her hand and was taken to a hospital. The State Protection department of the Berlin Landeskriminalamt is investigating the incident as a politically motivated crime.
Disagreement on injury location
Reports differ on the exact location of the woman's injuries. Tagesschau and Welt state she suffered cut injuries to her hand. However, Hospodárske Noviny and topky.sk report she sustained several cut injuries to her arm.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated digests mention the specific time of the incident (around 02:30). None of the right-rated digests mention that the State Protection department of the Berlin Landeskriminalamt has taken over the investigation.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 7 times, most recently on 13 Sept 2026, 19:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
3 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports from t-online and Zeit Online led with the attack and the fact that the State Protection department is investigating. Both reports noted that two men insulted the woman in an anti-Semitic way before injuring her with a broken glass bottle. t-online also mentioned that the woman was wearing a Star of David and that police confirmed the details.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports from Tagesschau and Jerusalem Post highlighted that the attack was suspected to be anti-Semitic. Tagesschau stated that police reported two men approached the woman, spoke to her about her Star of David, insulted her, and then attacked her with a broken glass bottle, causing hand injuries. Jerusalem Post also noted the Star of David necklace, anti-Semitic insults, and the use of a broken glass bottle, leading to alleged assault.
Right
9 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports from n-tv, Berliner Morgenpost, Jewish News Syndicate, Cleveland Jewish News, Welt, Kronen Zeitung, focus.de, and Bild focused on the attack and the use of a broken bottle as a weapon. Several reports, including n-tv and Bild, used strong language such as 'Jewish haters' to describe the perpetrators. n-tv also mentioned that state politicians were shocked and that anti-Semitism is increasing in the capital. Jewish News Syndicate and Cleveland Jewish News included a statistic about a record number of anti-Semitic incidents in Germany in 2025.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Berlin police investigate anti-Semitic attack on woman?
- Of the 14 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 21% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 64% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 24. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Berlin police investigate anti-Semitic attack on woman left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 14 rated outlets on this story, 21% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 64% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Berlin police investigate anti-Semitic attack on woman biased?
- Berlin police investigate anti-Semitic attack on woman is one event reported by 24 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Berlin police investigate anti-Semitic attack on woman?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Berlin police investigate anti-Semitic attack on woman?
- 24 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What happened in Berlin?
- A 43-year-old woman wearing a Star of David was allegedly attacked by two men in Berlin. Police reported that the men insulted her and then one of them used a broken glass bottle to injure her hand.
- Who is investigating the incident?
- The State Protection department of the Berlin Landeskriminalamt is investigating the incident. This department is responsible for politically motivated crimes.
- What injuries did the woman sustain?
- The woman suffered several cut injuries to her hand as a result of the attack. She was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Read it at the source
24 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
3- Attack with Broken Glass Bottle: Apparently Anti-Semitic Attack on Woman in Berlin (opens Spiegel in a new tab)
- Berlin: Woman Attacked for Davidstern (opens t-online in a new tab)
- State Protection Determined: Anti-Semitic Attack: Two Men Attack Woman (opens Zeit Online in a new tab)
Zeit Online — is Zeit Online biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
2- Woman Injured in Alleged Anti-Semitic Attack in Berlin (opens Tagesschau in a new tab)
Tagesschau — is Tagesschau biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Berlin woman attacked with broken glass bottle after wearing Star of David necklace, police say (opens Jerusalem Post in a new tab)
Jerusalem Post — is Jerusalem Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
9- Berlin Jewish woman attacked over Star of David (opens Arutz Sheva in a new tab)
Arutz Sheva — is Arutz Sheva biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Aborted Bottle as a Weapon: Anti-Semitic Attack on Woman in Berlin Triggers Horror (opens n-tv in a new tab)
- After Anti-Semitic Attack: Greens and Left Condemn Attacks (opens Berliner Morgenpost in a new tab)
Berliner Morgenpost — is Berliner Morgenpost biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Woman wearing Star of David attacked in Berlin (opens Jewish News Syndicate in a new tab)
Jewish News Syndicate — is Jewish News Syndicate biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Woman wearing Star of David attacked in Berlin (opens Cleveland Jewish News in a new tab)
Cleveland Jewish News — is Cleveland Jewish News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Berlin: Men Approach Woman on Davidstern and Go Off with Glass Bottle on Her (opens Welt in a new tab)
- Woman (43) Attacked with Broken Glass Bottle (opens Kronen Zeitung in a new tab)
Kronen Zeitung — is Kronen Zeitung biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Men Attack Woman with Broken Bottle (opens focus.de in a new tab)
Not rated
10- Woman Wearing Star of David Attacked with Broken Glass in Berlin (opens Index in a new tab)
- Woman Injured in Anti-Semitic Attack in Berlin (opens ORF.at News in a new tab)
ORF.at News — is ORF.at News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anti-Semitic Event in Berlin: She Wore a Star of David - and Was Violently Attacked (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- Berlin woman attacked with broken glass bottle after wearing Star of David necklace, police say (opens newenglishreview.org in a new tab)
newenglishreview.org — is newenglishreview.org biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Woman Injured in Anti-Semitic Attack in Berlin (opens der Standard DE in a new tab)
der Standard DE — is der Standard DE biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Woman with Star of David Attacked and Hacked with Broken Glass in Berlin (opens Heti Világgazdaság in a new tab)
Heti Világgazdaság — is Heti Világgazdaság biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anti-Semitic Attack in Berlin. The Attackers Attacked with a Broken Bottle a Woman Who Was Wearing the Star of David (opens Hospodárske Noviny in a new tab)
Hospodárske Noviny — is Hospodárske Noviny biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Brutal Attack in Berlin: Woman with Star of David Cut with Bottle During Holiday (opens topky.sk in a new tab)
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