At the end of a booze-fuelled night, two young women from Munich put a plan into motion to punish one their ex-boyfriends. But when he alerted the police, the prank spiraled way out of control.
Three men who wanted to make a prank video about setting off a suicide bomb ended up setting off a police operation instead. Now they face criminal charges.
It was the kind of Facebook phenomenon that's become common in recent months: someone posts an image complaining of advantages given to refugees and wins hundreds of likes and shares.
Janosch Städtler, just like millions of Germans across the country, received a bill for his TV licence fee at the beginning of the year. Unlike millions of Germans, however, he is a Hungarian Vizsla hunting dog.