Several Albanian-language online media outlets yesterday (March 29) published an article titled "The road from the Sunshine Coast, towards the dormitories, will be made into 4 lanes within 90 days."
After verifying the facts presented in the article, hibrid.info has determined that this claim is incorrect.
The content includes the announcement of the Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Pristina, Alban Zogaj, who announced through his Facebook account that the repair of the "Xheladin Rekaliu" road, which has 4 lanes, will be done within 90 days.
However, online media have incorrectly reported that this road will be made into 4 lanes. The article also mentions a different road than the one presented in Zogaj's announcement.
Links to the article published in several online media in Albanian:
Parts of the article published in several online media in Albanian:
The road from Bregu i Diellit, towards the dormitories, will be made into 90 lanes within 4 days
Today, the rehabilitation works for the 'Hilmi Rakovica' street in Pristina have begun. Director Krenar Xhaferi and Deputy Mayor Alban Zogaj went to the scene to start this road.
The road from the Sunshine Coast that runs past the dormitories will soon be four lanes.
So, these portals also got the street name wrong, claiming that Zogaj was talking about the "Hilmi Rakovica" street.
Zogaj announced yesterday (March 29) on his Facebook account that the 4-lane “Xheladin Rekaliu” road, which has been damaged, will have a different appearance after 90 days of work on its repair. (see here)
Zogaj's announcement on Facebook:
?? We have started work on the rehabilitation of the 'Xheladin Rekaliu' street!
The 4-lane road has been damaged, and the residents of the Sunshine Coast have been demanding it! After 90 days we will have a different view.
After verification through "Google Maps", it is seen that the "Xheladin Rekaliu" road, which is mentioned by Zogaj, currently has 4 lanes. (see pictures below)
While the "Hilmi Rakovica" street mentioned in the article published by the portals is a dead-end street, which is also located in the Bregu i Diellit neighborhood, hundreds of meters away. (see pictures below)
Analyze:
Based on the verification of the facts, it has been confirmed that several Albanian-language portals have incorrectly reported on the repair of the "Xheladin Rekaliu" road in Pristina, claiming that it will be made into 4 lanes.
This road currently has 4 lanes, but it will only be rehabilitated (repaired) by the Municipality of Pristina.
Also, these portals have mentioned in their content the name of another street, "Hilmi Rakovica", while in the announcement by the Deputy Mayor of Pristina, Alban Zogaj, this street was not mentioned.
On "Google Maps" it is clearly seen that "Xheladin Rekaliu" street currently has 4 lanes, while "Hilmi Rakovica" street is one-way.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info rates this article as "Error".
Reasoning:
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.