Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
A product called "U Caps" has been put up for sale online on Facebook, claiming that it is a medicine that helps restore hearing.
The product was found published by the page "OSW Association” on Facebook on June 27.
The post states, among other things, that quality is guaranteed for this product and that its price is 20 euros.
What did hibrid.info find?
After conducting research, hibrid.info has confirmed that this product is fake.
Link to posting this product on the “OSW Association” page:
After clicking on the post, a link to the website "al5.diefiltertea.info" opens, which offers the opportunity to order the product in question.
Hibrid.info, using online website verification platforms such as “getsafeonline.org” and “scamdoc.com”, has confirmed that “al5.diefiltertea.info” is suspicious. (see here and here)
What product is U Caps?
After researching this product called “U Caps”, hibrid.info found an article published by Bosnian fact-checkers, “Raskrinkavanje.ba”, who have dealt with similar content, where it has been proven that this product is fake. (see here)
The post made by the "OSW Association" page also featured a photo of a woman claiming to be Kujtesa Lushtaku, who allegedly recommended using this product.
Hibrid.info has researched through the automated program "InVID", where it has found that the woman featured in the post is not Albanian and that the photo was found published on the online video and photography platform "Shutterstock". (see here)
Several readers commented on the post published on Facebook, indicating that they had ordered the product in question and that it had not helped them restore their hearing. (see photo below)
Analyze:
After verification of the facts conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that in order to sell this product that falsely claims to help restore vision, a photograph of a woman was also used, falsely presenting her as Albanian.
Hibrid.info has also confirmed that the website that enables the purchase of this product is suspicious.
Bosnian fact-checker "Razkrinkavanje.ba", on April 25, in an article published about the product "U Caps", clarified that the same is false.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info has rated this article as "Fraud".
Reasoning:
The “Deception” rating is given to informational content that is manipulated in terms of visual (deepfake, cheapfake), audio, or textual content to deceive the audience. This form of deception is usually used to produce false and manipulated content.