The “Live News” Facebook page published today (February 26) an article titled "The Rama government does not stop! Another pension increase for the elderly, starting from the date...".
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the news about pension increases in Albania is old.
So, the aforementioned site has published old news with the claim of presenting it as current.
Link to the article published on Facebook by the "Live News" page:
The article posted on Facebook by the page "Live News" was published on October 16, 2023 by the suspicious portal "livenews10.com". (see here)
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info has managed to find the authentic article, published in real time (September 17, 2023) by the portal "Rilindja.com". (see here)
The article writes about the decision of the Albanian government, which, as of October 1, 2023, had decided to increase pensions.
Analyze:
The "Live News" Facebook page has published an old article regarding pension increases in Albania, which it has attempted to falsely present as current.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this article as "Clickbait" and "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
“Clickbait” is considered to be informational content whose title is general and does not disclose the location of the event, context and relevance. Such texts and articles aim to attract the attention of the audience with sensational headlines with misleading consequences, which do not accurately clarify the content of the article. “Clickbait” headlines are mainly made to attract readability in the case of media publications and/or to earn from clicks in the case of commercial publications.
"Disinformation" is defined as information content that contains a "mix" of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful attributes, and that is created and/or distributed with the deliberate intention of causing harm. The motive behind the producers/distributors of disinformation content lies in achieving a political, financial, psychological or social goal.