The dubious Albanian-language portal "news426media.com" has published an article regarding the dismissal of the director of French military intelligence, General Eric Vidaud, as a result of ignoring the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
However, this article was given a false headline claiming that the Russian general had been dismissed. This was confirmed after fact-checking by hibrid.info.
Excerpt from the article published on the dubious portal "news426media.com":
Russian intelligence chief fired for failing to predict...
The director of French military intelligence, General Eric Vidaud, will be dismissed from his post.
This is as a result of ignoring the possibility of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, reports the BBC, "The World Today".
Citing an internal source in the Ministry of the Armed Forces, local media outlet l'Opinion said that General Vidaud was dismissed due to "insufficient information" and "lack of mastery of the subjects".
Link to the article published on the dubious portal "news426media.com":
The article with the false title was also shared on Facebook by the page “KOHA E RE”. (see here)
Hibrid.info has found the article published on the portal “Botasot.info”, which was quoted by the dubious portal “news426media.com”. (see here)
The link to the authentic article published yesterday (March 31) on the British media outlet BBC can be found here. here.
Analyze:
The dubious portal "news426media.com" has published an article regarding the dismissal of the director of French military intelligence, General Eric Vidaud. However, it has given this article a false title claiming that it is about a Russian general.
Based on fact-checking analysis, hibrid.info rates this article as "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
A “Disinformation” rating is given to media reporting that contains a “mix” of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful content. This rating will also address reports that have incorrect attributions or headlines that do not reflect the text in terms of information accuracy.