Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
It was published a post with the claim that in honor of the 72nd anniversary of KIA (automobile brand), three cars will be donated.
This post was published on Facebook on October 25th by the page named "????????????-?????????????????????????????????'”.
What did hibrid.info find?
After fact-checking, hibrid.info has confirmed that this post is false. The above-mentioned page is not official and the photo used in this post was taken from the opening of the authorized KIA company in the city. North Augusta in California.
Post description:
Free car
In celebration of Kia's 72nd anniversary... The Kia team will randomly give away 3 new cars. Please select the desired color, for example "white"
Selected winners will be confirmed via private message.
good luck
After research conducted through the automated program “InVID”, hibrid.info found that the photo is old (May 19, 2023), taken during the opening of the authorized KIA company in North Augusta (California). (see here)
In addition, the official website of the authorized distributor in Kosovo for the sale of KIA vehicles, "KIA Kosova", has reacted to this post, which it called "fraud".
Likewise, the “KIA Kosova” page has called for only official accounts to be followed for accurate information. (see here)
Hibrid.info has decided to address this content, as it has managed to collect over 2 thousand reactions, nearly 10 thousand comments, and nearly 7 thousand shares, as of the writing of this article.
Analyze:
A Facebook page called "????????????-?????????????????????????????????'” has falsely claimed that he will donate three KIA cars in honor of the company's 72nd anniversary.
The above-mentioned page is not official, while the photo used is old, taken in 2023 during the opening of the authorized KIA company in a city in California.
Regarding this post, the official website of the authorized distributor in Kosovo for the sale of KIA vehicles has also reacted, clarifying through a post that the content is misleading, and calling for only official accounts to be followed for any information.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Fraud".
Reasoning:
The “Deception” rating is given to informational content that is manipulated in terms of visual (deepfake, cheapfake), audio, or textual content to deceive the audience. This form of deception is usually used to produce false and manipulated content.