Several Facebook pages have published today (March 20) an article titled "Landslide, highway segment from Suhareka to Prizren closed."
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the news is old, published on February 21st.
So, the "Shqipet" and "Exclusive Albania Today" pages on Facebook have tried to present this old news as current, thus leaving the possibility of misunderstanding by readers.
Link to the article published on Facebook by the pages "Shqipet" and "Exclusive Albania Today":
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info has found the authentic article published in real time (February 21, 2023) by the online medium "Kallxo.com". (see here)
To further confirm the fact that this event occurred in February of this year, hibrid.info has also found the announcement of the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure, Hysen Durmishi, who at that time, through his official Facebook account, had announced that the segment from Suhareka to Prizren had been temporarily closed as a result of a large landslide. (see here)
Analyze:
Several Facebook pages have published today (March 20) an old announcement (February 21) about the closure of the highway segment from Suhareka to Prizren, due to a landslide.
These sites have tried to present this old news as current, thus leaving room for misunderstanding.
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.