The dubious portal with content in the Albanian language "news31post.com" has published an article titled "BREAKING NEWS: The price of cigarettes is also increasing!".
After fact-checking and research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info has confirmed that this article is old, which was published on December 1, 2021.
This dubious portal has tried to present this old article as current.
Link to the article published on the dubious portal "news31post.com":
The same article was shared today (June 2) on Facebook by the “Express Gazeta” page, which has nearly 70 followers. (see here)
From research through online search engines, hibrid.info found this article published in real time (December 1, 2021) by several online media in Kosovo. (see here and here)
Analyze:
The dubious portal "news31post.com" has published an old article which it has tried to present as current, describing it as "Breaking News".
After fact-checking analysis, based on the working methodology, hibrid.info has assessed this article as "Disinformation".
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.