Old news and a photo that does not correspond to the event

16 JUL 2021 11:36

Doubtful portals have published an article claiming that a car accident occurred, leaving 4 people from a family dead.

However, after fact-checking by hibrid.info, it turns out that this article contains a headline that does not match the content in the text. The news is old and concerns an accident that occurred in January 2020.

Also, hibrid.info has found the photograph used in this article, which does not belong to this event, but was taken from a 2016 article, during an accident that occurred in Switzerland.

The text of the article published on the dubious portals "readkoala.com" and "news24free.com":

Great pain in the Albanian family, 4 members lost their lives a few hours ago

Great pain in this Albanian family, 4 members lost their lives a few hours ago. An accident occurred during the afternoon hours today.

According to preliminary information, 6 people were injured as a result of this accident, two of whom are in serious condition. It is also known that two cars collided with each other.

Links to the article published on these dubious portals:

https://readkoala.com/show/2021/07/16/dh-imbje-shume-e-madhe-ne-familjen-shqipetare-h-umben-j-eten-4-anetare-para-pak-oreve/?fbclid=IwAR1_8fDJhRtzLF-nZjg8ZQgOzvloX0l2Lpp0jQn-LO8lUrz9aTOvyRtZDVY

https://news24free.com/2021/07/15/dh-imbje-shume-e-madhe-ne-familjen-shqipetare-h-umben-j-eten-4-anetare-para-pak-oreve/?fbclid=IwAR1y5M2g8JAH_p7G-A-z8Lp3CmAZyB9sbWUvLZELfgXAPKYOQtHLQbCf4iA

Below you can find the article published in real time by the portal "joq-albania.com", from where part of the text was also taken.

https://joq-albania.com/artikull/675105.html

Link to the article published in 2016 by the Swiss online media "20min.ch", from which the photo of the accident that occurred in Switzerland was taken:

https://www.20min.ch/story/ein-todesopfer-nach-unfall-bei-wuerzburg-206961836551

Analyze:

These dubious portals have taken part of the text from an old news story, and have also placed a photo from a 2016 accident, trying to present this article as current.

After fact-checking analysis conducted by hibrid.info, this article published on these dubious portals is rated as "misinformation".

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.