The Facebook pages "Exclusive Albania Today" and "Feja Ime" have published today (April 7) an article titled "A person is kidnapped at gunpoint in the middle of Pristina like in the movies."
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the news is old, published on February 18st.
So, the aforementioned sites have tried to present this old news as current, leaving room for misinformation among readers.
Links to the article published on Facebook by the pages "Exclusive Albania Today" and "Feja Ime":
The content of the article published by the aforementioned pages also includes the statement of the Kosovo Police, which in its 24-hour report had announced that the kidnapping of a person at gunpoint occurred on February 16.
"Rr. Hamzë Jashari, Prishtina 16.02.2023 – 21:50. Initially, it was reported that some suspects in a car with local license plates, forcibly took the Kosovar male victim and fled in an unknown direction. The victim then managed to escape from the suspects' car. According to the victim, the suspects forced him into the car at gunpoint, and the victim was offered medical treatment. The car was identified and one of the Kosovar male suspects was arrested. A revolver with a magazine was found and seized at the suspect's residence. By decision of the prosecutor, the suspect was taken into custody. The case continues to be investigated," the Kosovo Police 24-hour report dated February 16 states.
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info managed to find the article regarding this event, published in real time (February 18) in several online media. (see here and here)
Analyze:
After verifying the facts, hibrid.info has confirmed that the aforementioned Facebook pages have published an old news item from February, claiming to present it as current.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this article as "Clickbait".
Reasoning:
The “Clickbait” rating is given to texts whose titles have no basis in the content of the following text. Such texts and articles aim to attract the attention of the reader or even the consumer with a sensational title by promising content that does not actually exist and are created mainly out of financial interest, that is, due to increased readability. So, this type of text is intended only to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.