The dubious portal "viraleveryday.info" has published a news item titled "Doctor from the US speaks about Albania: Autumn will be terrible, here's what will happen", thus alluding to the fact that there will be a deterioration in the condition of those infected with COVID-19 during the autumn season.
In this news item, the headline is changed from the real one, and is exaggerated. Also, the text inside does not match the headline at all.
Original text on the portal viralveryday.info:
Doctor speaks from the US about Albania: Autumn will be terribly dark, here's what will happen
An American doctor. Dr., from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, gave an interview to ABC News and highlighted the priorities of antibody testing in the fight against Covid 19. Click the link below to read the full story:
For the doctor with 35 years of experience, Covid has similarities to the Spanish flu, which, like the coronavirus, appeared in three stages, spring, autumn, winter. Watch the video at home:
The US doctor made this statement about the COVID-19 pandemic during an interview with Albanian television ABC News. However, after checking this material, the part where he allegedly said in the above article - "autumn will be terrible" - was not found, and he did not talk about the consequences.
Link to the published article:
Quote from Dr. Firouz Daneshgari from his interview with ABC News:
"Unfortunately, health officials compare it to the Spanish flu of 1917; it appeared in three stages (similar to Covid), the first wave in the spring, the second in August and near the fall, and the third in the winter. Of course, there was no vaccination at all then! But I am worried about the second wave, the one in the fall! Albania and European countries are doing well, but there are countries like Iran where the lives of citizens are not respected, which will be hit! The good news is that the vaccine is expected to be released by the end of January 2021," he says, among other things.
Link to Dr. Daneshgari's interview with ABC News:
Analysis:
In the article on the viralveryday.info portal, the title has nothing to do with the text inside, and has been deliberately made more vulgar to gain clicks and shares on social networks. This news falls into the categories of "Clickbait" and "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
Clickbait – “Clickbait” are those texts whose title has no basis in the content of the following text. Such texts and articles aim to attract the attention of the reader or even the consumer with a sensational title by promising content that does not actually exist and are created mainly out of financial interest, that is, due to increased readability. So, this type of text is only intended to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.
Misinformation – 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.