The death of German is one of the fastest-rising stories on Reddit right now. Over roughly 14 hours, 3 threads about it surfaced across 3 subreddits, most of the conversation happening in r/news, r/worldnews and r/europe. Together they have drawn about 25.7K upvotes and 4.2K comments.
What the sources report
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- CTV News: The leader of a German conservative party is found dead at a Berlin hotel
Hubert Aiwanger, the leader of a conservative party that has become a mainstay of Bavarian politics and sought to expand its influence across Germany, has been found dead at a Berlin hotel.
Where Reddit is talking about it
| Community | Threads | Upvotes | Comments | First thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/news | 1 | 24,375 | 4,001 | Nov 5, 14:15 UTC |
| r/worldnews | 1 | 934 | 74 | Nov 5, 07:40 UTC |
| r/europe | 1 | 418 | 79 | Nov 5, 00:37 UTC |
The biggest threads
- The leader of a German conservative party is found dead at a Berlin hotelr/news · 24,375 upvotes · 4,001 comments · Nov 5, 14:15 UTC · ctvnews.ca
- Deputy Minister-President of Bavaria Found Dead in Berlin Hotelr/worldnews · 934 upvotes · 74 comments · Nov 5, 07:40 UTC · heistberlin.com
- German police investigate death of Bavaria deputy premier, found in hotel roomr/europe · 418 upvotes · 79 comments · Nov 5, 00:37 UTC · Reuters
Timeline on Reddit
- First thread we found, in r/europe: “German police investigate death of Bavaria deputy premier, found in hotel room”
- The story reaches r/worldnews: “Deputy Minister-President of Bavaria Found Dead in Berlin Hotel”
- The story reaches r/news: “The leader of a German conservative party is found dead at a Berlin hotel”
- The biggest thread so far is posted in r/news (24,375 upvotes, 4,001 comments by our last count).
How this page is made
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