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"200,000 euros in 6 months", "Now it's your turn", "Join the group" - in YouTube videos that have been viewed millions of times, dubious types try to lure as many users as possible into a WhatsApp group. As soon as it happens, there are investment tips for high-risk bets on price fluctuations. And there is hope of getting rich quickly without much effort. STRG_F reporter Christian Deker went on a search. Who is behind these fishy videos? Did these people really get rich trading on the Internet? And how dangerous is this gambling actually? The research turns out to be more difficult than initially thought.

After losing the federal election, the SPD wrote itself a big to-do list. At the top is: becoming younger and more feminine. Good plan, because currently 60 percent of the SPD members are 60 years and older, and no one in the Bundestag faction is under 30! Since Kevin Kühnert stirred up the debate about the GroKo, we know that these young people actually exist in the SPD. But it's not easy for them in the party! CTRL_F reporter Katharina met some of them...

They lurk in the pedestrian zone, just waiting to engage you in conversation while you shop - and to grab your money: agencies that collect money for a good cause. For WWF, Kindernothilfe and much more. A tough business. STRG_F reporter Tobias Zwior spent a week collecting donations for a good cause. With a hidden camera he travels to several cities for two so-called “dialogue agencies”. Now he knows how hard the job on the streets really is - and that some agencies apparently work with questionable methods.

He is faced with one of the hardest tasks of his life: kebab total. Our foodie Han Park eats his way across Germany and eats kebabs everywhere - in crummy suburban shacks and hip, glossy joints. The thing: a sample of every kebab he eats ends up in the laboratory. What actually ended up in his stomach? And what about kebab Germany?

Whether by accident or on purpose, everyone has come across porn on the Internet. We remember the first time and talk about it. We found courageous people to talk to who told us how they felt and what kind of things went through their minds while watching. Does porn change our sexual behavior?

187 Straßenbande, colleagues and co. - since Aggro Berlin established gangster rap in Germany, there has been one main target: the police. The lyrics of several hip-hop songs feature rapping against the cops. But where does this hate actually come from? STRG_F reporter Johannes Edelhoff takes to the streets, meets with rappers, fans and police officers.

WhatsApp here, Instagram there and occasionally on Facebook. STRG_F reporter Nadia is a difficult case: Rarely does a minute go by without digital entertainment. It's enough! She dares the experiment and goes without a cell phone or laptop for a week. Is it even possible to get through life these days without digital support?

Thousands of Syrian refugees want to leave Germany. Because they can't bring their families with them or because they don't see any prospects. Many of them want to go to Turkey. Because there they hope to be able to work faster and meet their families. The problem: leaving the country is not allowed. They need a visa for Turkey, and they usually don't get one. So they have to risk their lives again and escape back. STRG_F Reporters Alena and Nino accompanied the escape back. And they reached their own limits. A report in two parts. The second part will be available on April 17th...

The escape backwards continues. Thousands of Syrian refugees want to leave Germany. They want to see their families again and find work. Especially in Turkey. But entry is only possible illegally, often with smugglers and often under difficult conditions. And sometimes it gets really dangerous...CTRL_F Reporters Alena and Nino accompanied the escape of several Syrians back. And they experienced the fear of death of their protagonists. The second part of the report.

Nursing is a tough job. STRG_F reporter Felix met Lara for the first time two years ago during a report. For a week he followed the young nurse with his camera as she worked in an intensive care unit. She seemed perfect for the job. But shortly after the report, she quit. But why? Felix met her again to talk to her about what was wrong with nursing.

Have you ever had a bike stolen? In Germany this happens around 300,000 times every year. Normally the search is almost hopeless. But not for CTRL_F reporter Christian. He uses a GPS transmitter to track stolen bicycles and soon finds them on the outskirts of town. Who is behind it?

A trainee spends a third of his salary on Clash of Clans. A student gambles away 5,000 euros. And another young man blew over 50,000 euros in a free game. Huh? STRG_F reporter Johannes Edelhoff looked at the tricks of the gaming industry. And as a self-experiment, I played Clash of Clans & Co. excessively for two months.

So what is that? A Werder fan wears an HSV scarf and a St.Pauli fan puts on the HSV diamond! Awesome lift - but this time it's historic. HSV is relegated. In the middle: Carla Reveland and Gunnar Krupp. Instead of Millerntor and Weserstadion it will now be: “Only the HSV” for seven weeks. With Lotto King Karl at the home game, on an away trip across Germany or on the sofa with Nils Bomhoff from Rocket Beans TV: Will you end up feeling sympathy for HSV on your diamond journey?

How do you live when you go underground? If you have to be a phantom, underground? STRG_F Reporter Patrizia Schlosser has been researching three former RAF terrorists who are still living illegally for months. How did they manage to stay hidden for so long? How do they think, how do they live? At the end of her research, Patrizia even managed to speak to another left-wing ex-terrorist - in the underground. They are insights into a world between fear and aloneness, far from one's own family and a normal life.

STRG_F reporter Caro only spoke briefly on the phone with her friend and 5 minutes later an Obi ad landed in her Instagram feed. Coincidence? Or are Facebook, Instagram, Amazon, Apple and Google listening in all the time? Are we possibly being spied on by our smartphones?

Living space in German cities is becoming increasingly scarce. There are many apartments that have been empty for years and are neither renovated nor rented out. How does that fit together? STRG_F reporter Carla Reveland looks for real estate speculation and asks herself why hardly anyone is occupying houses these days.

Men with beards are considered attractive, competent and are even said to be better fathers. In short: Beard is THE male ideal of beauty. But what to do if your facial hair is thin and fluffy? Are there remedies for more beard growth? CTRL_F reporter Jonas Schreijäg tried it out. In his search for more beard growth, he clicked through beard growth forums, smeared blood pressure medication on his face for nine weeks, asked beard world champions for advice and met a young man who wanted to have a full beard transplanted for thousands of euros. Whether Jonas will in the end has a perfect full beard and what colleague Gunnar looks like after 9 weeks without shaving: This film gives the answers!

12,000 euros! That's how much STRG_F reporter Patrizia's brother wants to spend on his wedding. And he's not the only one who's ready to shell out a lot of money for the big day. Patrizia wants to know: Is her brother letting the wedding industry take his money out of his pocket? How much money do you really have to spend on a wedding? To find out, she accompanies her brother to a wedding fair, where she meets dildo sellers, wedding loan providers and others who want a piece of the cake. Germany's most famous wedding planner finally provides you with the crucial clue: Froonck. Or not. Oh, look for yourself...

“200,000 euros in 6 months” – some YouTube guys tell you in crazy videos how you can supposedly become filthy rich very quickly. CTRL_F Reporter Christian followed their trail and quickly realized that they had gone underground. To find her, he analyzed her videos. From then on, a striking clue robbed him of sleep: two road salt silos in the background. Can you use them to get to the perpetrators? The search for the silos has not left you alone. And Christian did research. Always very close to madness...

“People just want to see an antisocial Kanak,” said rapper Armagheddon in the STRG_F interview. That's why he behaves like that, even if he doesn't actually think it's cool at all. Many of you praised “Arma” for his honesty. Your comments turned his image of Germany upside down and he used it to create his new song “Yalla Baba”. Reason enough for STRG_F reporter Johannes Edelhoff to go to Celle again and talk to Arma about his motivations and his life in Germany.

Hair, blood, eggs, organs... you can make money with your own body. CTRL_F reporter Nadia has put parts of her body up for sale. Can she really make quick money with this?

Julian und Patrizia recherchieren zu einer Gruppe Neonazis, die Schießübungen in Tschechien gemacht haben. Könnte Deutschland wieder so etwas wie die gerade verurteilte NSU-Zelle drohen, die zehn Morde begangen hat? Wir begeben uns auf die Spur der neuen Gruppe und entdecken ein deutschlandweites Netzwerk von Neonazis.

Refugees return to their homeland. Some. Few. But they exist. When STRG_F reporter Barbara was in Senegal, she met people who had given up their dream of Europe. And some had no other choice because they were stopped in Libya. But many still want to try Europe. What is stronger - our isolation or their dreams? Barbara's report shows what is often missing in the debate, the truth on the ground.

Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? It was extinct for 150 years, now it's back: the wolf. It has spread again from Saxony to the North Sea. And if some media and politicians are to be believed, we are in serious danger: sheep are being killed, children are being persecuted on their way to school. But is that really true? Is the wolf a bloodthirsty animal that one should be afraid of? And why can't the hunters go out in droves and shoot the wolves? CTRL_F reporter Carla and Aaron have moved into a cabin in the forest. In search of wolves and the question of whether they really pose a danger.

Nude photos that end up on the Internet against your will can change your life in an instant. What does that do to you? And most importantly: what can you do if it happens to you? STRG_F reporter Kristina talks to those affected who have been fighting for years, looks for answers from the police and the public prosecutor's office - and even goes naked online herself.

First the photo of Mesut Özil and Ilkay Gündogan with Turkish President Erdogan, then Özil's resignation. Since then, everyday racism has been discussed openly and fiercely in Germany like never before. But things have been simmering among Germany's Turks for a long time. The statistics speak for themselves: more and more young German Turks no longer feel comfortable and some are even leaving the country. STRG_F reporter Esra met Eda, who emigrated to Turkey three years ago. What were their reasons?

The Catholic Church forces its priests to live chaste lives. And yet they exist in secret: children of Catholic priests. They are forced to live under the radar, not to attract attention. They rarely speak in public. One of them is Michaela. She met with STRG_F reporter Nil and spoke openly with her about her life and the dark side that celibacy has cast on her family.

Finn Porath was considered one of the greatest football talents in Germany. At the age of 18 he signed his first professional contract with HSV. But injuries keep setting him back. In the summer of 2017, HSV loaned Finn to Unterhaching in the third division, and his career seemed to be stalling. CTRL_F reporter Aimen met Finn and spoke to him about pressure in football and his fight back to the top.

Whether Emrah, LeFloid, Dagi Bee or Abdel - she has met them all! 70 hour week, only 14 days vacation? YouTube is fun, but work. Gesine Enwaldt shows us how exhausting all of this can be. She met influencers and asked what their work life was like. How big is the team behind them? How much pressure is there to stay on top? Isn't it strange for fashion blogger Masha to lead such a transparent life? And should Dagi Bee really take her little sister with her in front of the camera?

With money to graduate from university. If you let ghostwriters work for you, you can easily get seminar papers or doctorates. Now the business is getting more and more bizarre. Ukrainian academics now even work for German students. A lucrative business with people from a low-wage country. Who offers the service in Germany - and who suffers through chapters and footnotes for us?

The Internet is full of advertisements for supposedly great gadgets that are supposed to make your life easier. Whether it's a high-tech camera, a slimming trainer or a detox patch - the videos promise true miracles at a reduced price. But then the post office often only brings cheap junk that falls apart the first time you touch it. STRG_F reporter Gunnar asks himself what kind of products these are and, above all, why he keeps falling for such advertising.

Bold carts with thick rims and loud engines – car posers like to show off what they have, sometimes to the displeasure of residents and the police. This is why they are trying to use special units to take action against souped-up carts and speeders. Police checks have been increasingly taking place for over a year - mostly by special working groups such as the police's AG Tuning in Düsseldorf or the police's SOKO Poser in Hamburg. Car lovers often end up in the sights of law enforcement officers who have done nothing to blame; These car posers feel harassed by the police and lumped in with tuners and speeders. STRG_F reporter Nadia spoke to those affected in Düsseldorf who shared their experiences.

First Gzuz from 187 Straßenbande insults him as a "son of a bitch", later he samples his television report and turns it into the song "Why" - CTRL_F reporter Tim thinks that the baddest of all rappers owes him at least an interview for that. It's just stupid that Gzuz generally doesn't talk to journalists. Inquiries by email are therefore pointless. That's why Tim tries it through mutual acquaintances and ventures into the heart of the 187 cosmos: the tattoo studio 187Ink in the Sternschanze.

Do you know the feeling of having too much stuff and living a life on a hamster wheel? STRG_F reporter Patrizia and her friend Fredy want to find out whether there is another way to live: freer, minimalist, independent of rent prices etc. They give up their apartment and move into a van. Without a shower or toilet.

Whether Adidas, Nike or Supreme - there is an incredible hype about sneakers and streetwear. Hundreds line up in the evening just to be the first in line in the morning for the new Yeezys or Jordans in order to sell them for a tidy profit. CTRL_F Reporter Niko BACKSPIN is a sneakerhead and collector himself. He and Gunnar go on a journey, talk to resellers, big names in the sneaker scene and visit a sneaker trade fair in Paris. Where does the hype and fascination with collecting come from?

These scenes are shocking: neo-Nazis among themselves at concerts, with brutal songs and merciless announcements. The journalist Thomas Kuban has been documenting the goings-on in the right-wing scene for many years. He reveals how normal Hitler salutes and songs with banned content are at these concerts and shows how the scene is apparently becoming increasingly intoxicated with itself. His missions are sometimes life-threatening. But his work is more important than ever in these times. STRG_F reporter Tobias Zwior documents his bitterest evidence to show how much attention must be paid to the inhumane actions of the Nazi scene.

Non-swimmers, poor swimmers, average swimmers - 52 percent of Germans are said to be unsafe in the water. Why is that? Together with David, STRG_F reporter Max visits a dilapidated swimming pool and speaks to lifeguards and teachers. He's also trying to learn to swim when he's almost 30 - because Max is one of around 2.5 million non-swimmers in the country.

Make America Great Again - He rages against foreigners, insults women and shakes up world politics - Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States. Many Europeans still think this must be a historical error and hope that the horror will soon be over. But is he? CTRL_F Reporter Patrizia and Fredy drove to the Midwest of the USA, where Trump has his most loyal supporters. They asked: Why do you love this president?

Outdoor travel is very trendy. This has dire consequences for nature and the people in the region. At almost 6,000 meters, Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. Every year around 50,000 tourists want to go to the summit. The mountain mutates into an adventure playground for tourists. Many people take the challenge too lightly - and with drastic consequences. There are always fatalities. STRG_F reporter Aaron set out on a journey with his father and attempted to reach the “Roof of Africa”.

This post is sensitive. Highest security level, toxic material. Two criminals who work for the betting mafia talk about their everyday lives and take us along on their raids. You bet live on manipulated games. We show our research to investigators from “Sportradar”. To name names, places, networks - that would be too dangerous. Nevertheless, the betting mafia's two "runners" - runners who place the illegal bets - give us an up-close look into their world of match-fixing.

They called it CumEx or CumCum. Complicated stock transactions around the dividend date that apparently only had one goal: to steal our money. And they have poured billions into their accounts, as well as countless villas and a fleet of vehicles in the garage. A gang of lawyers, bankers and investors took at least 55 billion euros out of the pockets of European taxpayers. We speak to Christian Salewski, who, together with his colleague Oliver Schröm, has spent years researching the background to what is possibly the biggest tax scandal of all time. In order to get insider information, they even disguise themselves as billionaires - and thus take us into the world of tax robbers.

The quality of men's sperm has become increasingly poor over the years. Is that really true? And what can the man do to improve his quality again? Together with her colleague David, STRG_F reporter Nadia visits various stations to find out what can make sperm worse. And David even tries it himself.

Imagine that you were born in Germany, grew up in Germany and at the age of 18 are suddenly deported to a country you have never been to. That's what happened to Fahreta, a Roma girl from Hamburg. What does she do in a country where she doesn't speak the language and isn't even registered? She went to hairdressing school in Hamburg and is now threatened with a life in the slums of Montenegro. STRG_F reporters Alena and Jonas met Fahreta and her family and show what hardly anyone else sees: the story after a deportation.

Can you imagine your favorite rapper as a politician? As someone who wants to change their country? This is exactly what is happening in Africa. The popular musician Bobi Wine already sits in the Ugandan parliament. And he wants more. Many believe he can take over as president. He has long been supported by Coldplay and U2, and international media reported that Wine was unjustly taken to prison and apparently mistreated there. Can he make it to the presidency?

STRG_F stands for search and find. We always said it. And by far the best search this year was the silo search. And the best thing of all: you found them! And because you all searched and were so excited, there is a special Christmas present just for you: the Silo song. The older ones among you might also remember the original...And yes, it's embarrassing.