Several dubious portals have published today (September 19) an article titled "NATO has provided information: Kosovo is on the verge of an attack by Serbia."
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the title of this article was taken from an opinion piece, but without making this fact clear.
The title implies that NATO has provided official information that Kosovo is on the verge of an attack by Serbia.
However, the content makes it clear that this is only a statement by analyst Milaim Zeka, which he bases, as he emphasizes, on information from a high-ranking official in Presheva, Medvegja and Bujanovac. He made this statement on the show "Rrethi Katror" on "Top Channel" television.
Doubtful portals such as "news426media.com", "Kosovaime.tv" and "Okarinapress" have not clarified in the title or in the photo that this is a statement by the aforementioned analyst, trying to present NATO as the protagonist of the article.
Link to the article published on the dubious portals "news426media.com", "Kosovaime.tv" and "Okarinapress.com":
This article was also shared on the social network Facebook by the pages "NEW TIME","The name of Kosovo”And“OcarinaPress".
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info managed to find Zeka's statement excerpted from the show "Rrethi Katror" on Top Channel. (see here)
This statement by Zeka was also shared in several online media outlets, which have reported accurately on this claim by the analyst. (see here and here)
To further clarify the fact that the title set by these dubious portals leaves room for misinformation, because there are no quotation marks to imply that the title is a quote from someone. (see here description of what the quote is)
Analyze:
Doubtful portals have published a statement by analyst Milaim Zeka, placing it in the headline with the claim that NATO has provided information that Kosovo is on the verge of an attack by Serbia.
The title of this article is clearly designed to entice readers to click on the article, the content of which is presented as being different. For this reason, this article is considered "Clickbait".
Reasoning:
The assessment as "Clickbait" is given to those texts whose title has no basis in the content of the following text. Such texts and articles aim to attract the attention of the reader or even the consumer with a sensational title by promising content that does not actually exist and are created mainly out of financial interest, that is, due to increased readability. So, this type of text is intended only to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.