Serbian language portal "Vaseljenska.net" published on August 10 an article titled "SWEDISH PORTAL SAMNYTT: In Kosovo, children are arrested for three fingers!".
What's wrong with this content?
After verifying the facts, Hibrid.info has found that the content published on the Swedish portal "Samnytt.se" is not a report by the editorial staff of this portal, but a text in the opinion/debate category, written by the author Tijana Ivkovic.
However, "Vaseljenska.net" does not clarify in the title that it is an opinion piece, creating the impression that it is a direct report from the Swedish portal.
FACTS
Hibrid.info initially found the authentic article published on the Swedish portal "Samnytt.se". The article is titled "The reality I encountered in Kosovo: What is happening to the principles of Europe?
In this text, Tijana Ivkovic presents her experience and perspective regarding her visit to Gazimestan during the celebration of Vidovdan, as well as her claims about the treatment of members of the Serbian community in Kosovo.
Among other things, the author mentions the detention of 36 people after the rally in Gazimestan, including a 12-year-old girl. According to the testimonies mentioned in the text, the girl was allegedly detained after making the sign of the cross and showing three fingers.
However, it is important to note that “Samnytt” itself has categorized this content as “Debatt” (Debate). The text also clarifies that it is a opinion and that the views expressed are those of the author.
About the Swedish portal “Samnytt.se”
According to the data of Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC), a platform that rates media and information sources based on their political leanings and factual accuracy of reporting, “Samnytt.se” has a low rating in terms of reporting reliability.
In its detailed assessment of "Samnytt", MBFC emphasizes that the contents of this portal are characterized by the use of weak sources, inaccurate claims, biased content, and cases of promotion of pseudoscience.
Analyze
The Serbian portal "Vaseljenska.net" has incorrectly presented as a report by the Swedish portal "Samnytt" a text that is actually the opinion of the author Tijana Ivkovic, without making this clear in the title.
The text addresses allegations of the detention of 36 people in Gazimestan, including a 12-year-old girl, as well as issues related to the treatment of Serbs in Kosovo.
Meanwhile, according to Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC), "Samnytt" is a portal with an extreme right-wing bias and a low rating for factual accuracy, while it is classified as a questionable source due to its use of weak sources, sensational narratives, and inaccurate claims.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses the article published by "Vaseljenska.net" as "Clickbait" and "Disinformation".
rationale
“Clickbait” is considered to be informational content whose title is general and does not disclose the location of the event, context and relevance. Such texts and articles aim to attract the attention of the audience with sensational headlines with misleading consequences, which do not accurately clarify the content of the article. “Clickbait” headlines are mainly made to attract readability in the case of media publications and/or to earn from clicks in the case of commercial publications.
"Disinformation" is defined as information content that contains a "mix" of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful attributes, and that is created and/or distributed with the deliberate intention of causing harm. The motive behind the producers/distributors of disinformation content lies in achieving a political, financial, psychological or social goal.