Several Facebook pages published an article yesterday (January 18) titled "Major police action - over 100 people arrested. The police action is continuing...".
This article was taken from the dubious portal “gazetaylli.com”, which was published on December 3, 2022. (see here)
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it was found that the article in question is old, published in November 2022 and concerns the arrest of several immigrants in Horgosh in northern Serbia.
These pages have tried to present this article as current, while the illustrative photograph shows members of the Kosovo Police.
Links to the article published on Facebook by the pages "Feja Ime", "Exclusive Albania Today" and "Shqipet":
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info found the article published in real time (November 2022) in the foreign media BBC and Euronews in Serbian. (see here and here)
Besides the fact that this article is old and contains a made-up title, the photo used also does not correspond to the content.
After research conducted through the automated online fact-checking program "InVID", hibrid.info managed to find this photograph.
Although its authenticity has not been established, it has been used by Kosovo media since 2016, when it was reported in connection with various actions by the Kosovo Police. (see here)
Analyze:
Facebook pages have published an old article from November 2022, which they have tried to present as current by giving it a fabricated title and inappropriate photos.
The posted photo shows images of members of the Kosovo Police, while the news item concerns the arrest of several immigrants in Horgosht in northern Serbia.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses 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.