Several media outlets in Kosovo and Albania have published and distributed an article about a recipe that allegedly cures diabetes.
This article contains a recipe with several ingredients that are claimed to fight this disease, but the source of the information is missing from this article.
Excerpts from the original text published in several media:
Ingredients:
2 cinnamon sticks,
1 tablespoon cloves,
5 liters of mineral water.
Instructions:
Pour the water into a large container and then add the other ingredients. Cover the container with a lid and place in the refrigerator for about 5 days. After this, the drink is ready to use. You should consume 100 ml every morning on an empty stomach.
Note: After finishing the mixture, you should take a 15-day break.
Links to the article published in several media outlets:
Say goodbye to the most common disease in Albania with this 3-ingredient recipe
Analysis:
This article does not have a source that clearly indicates where this study was taken from. Also, the facts are not verified that these ingredients help fight diabetes. Such articles often misinterpret or manipulate existing scientific research.
After this analysis, this text falls into the category of "Fake News", "Unverified Content" and "Pseudoscience".
Reasoning:
Fake news
The "Fake News" rating is given to media reports that are entirely the product of a medium that itself contains factually incorrect claims or information.
Content that is considered fake news can be reliably determined to have been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.
Unverified content
The “Unverified” rating is given to those media reports that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which have not been able to confirm the same due to the lack or non-possession of reliable sources.
Pseudoscience
"Pseudoscience" is media reporting that attempts to present certain opinions, attitudes, values, or findings obtained by a non-scientific method and present them as scientific discoveries or facts. Such reports often misinterpret or manipulate existing scientific research, or refer to research that is contrary to scientific verification and fact-finding.