The portal "Insajderi.org" has published an article titled "So many years in prison will those who insult on the internet be sentenced to."
From fact-checking, hibrid.info has seen that the title of this article has a general description, not making it clear where this news comes from.
The news becomes clear in the content of the article itself, clarifying that such a decision, alleged in the title, was taken by the Government of Japan.
So, knowing that the "Insajderi.org" portal is registered in Kosovo and the vast majority of its readers are Albanian speakers, the article with a generalizing and non-explanatory title may misinform readers, who can only be informed by the title, by implying that this decision was made by a state with an Albanian majority (Kosovo/Albania).
Excerpt from the article published on the "Insajderi.org" portal:
Those who insult online will be sentenced to this many years in prison
The Japanese government moved closer to increasing existing criminal penalties for online insults, with a proposed amendment to Japan's criminal code passing a plenary session of the upper house, according to Kyodo News.
The current penalty for insulting someone in Japan is less than 30 days in prison and a fine of up to 10 yen, approximately $75.
The new law would increase the penalty to no more than one year in prison and a fine of up to 300 yen, roughly $200. It would also extend the statute of limitations from one year to three years.
Link to the article published on the "Insajderi.org" portal:
Analyze:
From what was understood during the fact-checking process, it can be seen that this article with a general title leaves room for erroneous inferences from the audience. Through this general title, the publisher/author seems to have aimed to increase the number of clicks from an Albanian-speaking audience, who may have thought that the decision to increase the penalty for insulting on the Internet was made by a country with an Albanian majority.
From the fact-checking analysis conducted by hibrid.info, this article is rated as "clickbait".
Reasoning:
The “Clickbait” rating is given to texts whose titles have 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 intended only to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.