The Kosovo portal "GazetaBlic.com" today, September 28, published an article titled "1699 active cases of coronavirus in Kosovo."
After a fact-check by hibrid.info, it turns out that this portal has misrepresented the number of active cases of the Corona virus in Kosovo. The article was posted this morning at around 8:30, and does not match the figures presented in the 24-hour report of the National Institute of Public Health of Kosovo (IKSHPK). The same article was later deleted from the website but not from the portal's Facebook page.
Post on the official website of the Blic Newspaper:
Link to the deleted article on the Gazeta Blic portal website:
On the other hand, in the 24-hour report from the National Institute of Public Health, it is written that the number of active cases of the Corona virus in Kosovo is 1.572.
Link to the NIPHK report:
Analyze:
After verification by hibrid.info, the title of the article on GazetaBlic.com is misspelled, but without the clear intention of misinforming the public. However, the fact that this article presents incorrect figures may misinform the readers of this portal. Although the article has been deleted from the website, it is still available on the official Gazeta Blic Facebook page. This article is categorized as “Error”.
Reasoning:
error
The "Error" rating is given to media reports in which the media editorial staff made a mistake by publishing incorrect information or broadcasting unverified news from another source, without the clear intention of misinforming the public.