Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
An image was published with the caption, ""From today, energy billing starts at 15% more expensive".
Ky image was published on the Facebook page of the medium "indeksonline.net", and is attached in the comment article with the same title.
What is the truth?
Hibrid.info has found that the decision to increase the price of electricity has not yet been made.
Hibrid.info has found other articles published in Albanian-language media, which indicate that the decision on the electricity price will be made on April 11 (see here and here).
For this information, these media outlets referred to the statements of Ymer Fejzullahu, Chairman of the Board of the Energy Regulatory Office (ERO).
Meanwhile, the media outlet that published this claim, Indeksonline, deleted the article from the portal page, as well as the photo news on his page on Facebook.
Ymer Fejzullahu's statement from the articles:
"No, the decision has not been made yet. The existing tariffs remain in force. The decision is expected to be made on April 11. Depending on how the board decides, they could come into force retroactively from April 1 or May 1, when the billing period is also, since it makes no sense for this to be done halfway through the month."
Analyze:
The claim that starting today (April 1st) electricity billing has started at 15% more expensive is not correct.
Hibrid.info has found that energy billing could start from April 1, but the decision on whether or not to increase the price of electricity will be made on April 11.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "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.