Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Today (May 1st), a post was published claiming that there will be an increase in pensions from October.
This post was published on Facebook by the page "Albanian Tradition", and by the time of the publication of this article, it had managed to collect dozens of comments and reactions.
What is the truth about this claim?
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the news about the pension increase concerns Albania and is old.
So, the aforementioned site has published old news with the claim of falsely presenting it as current.
Link to the article published on Facebook by the page "Albanian Tradition":
In the comments section of the above-mentioned page's post, a link is provided regarding this article, which appears to be from the dubious portal "topnews266.com", published on September 30, 2023. (see here)
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info has managed to find the authentic article, published in real time (September 29, 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 "Albanian Tradition" Facebook page has published an old article regarding the increase in pensions 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:
"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.
“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.