Suspicious portals have published an old article with a statement by the director of the entertainment department at the Chamber of Hotels and Tourism, Afrim Muqiqi, presenting it as current.
Muqiqi stated in April of this year that the Chamber of Hospitality and Tourism has accepted and will respect the government's new measures, adding that"In the event of an opening, whenever it opens, this time we will not tolerate being bypassed because we are actually on our 400th day without work and we have complied with all the rules."
The dubious portals "konakushqiptar.com" and "albposnews.com" have recently published this old article with the claim of presenting it as current, giving it a false title that allegedly Muqiqi said "Weddings must be held or other businesses will not be allowed to operate!".
Excerpt from the text of the article published by the dubious portals "konakushqiptar.com" and "albposnews.com":
Afrim Muqiqi from the Chamber of Hospitality and Tourism says they accept and will respect the new measures of Albin Kurti's government. The government today decided to close the gastronomy sector for 11 days.
"We will respect this decision of the Ministry, which we, as the entertainment department of the Kosovo Chamber of Hotels, have just returned from a meeting where we had an urgent meeting with the entire entertainment industry in the capital," said Muçiqi.
Links to the article published by the dubious portals "konakushqiptar.com" and "albposnews.com":
Regarding this article published by these dubious portals, the Chamber of Hospitality and Tourism has also reacted, adding that "they certainly do all this just for a few views and likes."
But, in their response (OHT) said that these statements by Muqiqi were made in 2020. However, hibrid.info found that they were not made in 2020, but in April 2021.
OHT's reaction on their official Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/ohtks/posts/356445272803309
Below you can find the article published in real time (April 5, 2021) by several online media in Kosovo:
Analyze:
Suspicious portals have published an old statement by the director of the entertainment department at the Chamber of Hotels and Tourism, Afrim Muqiqi, which has been given a false title, purporting to be current.
OHT reacted immediately after the publication of this article by suspicious portals, saying that "And of course they do all this just for a few views and likes. The Kosovo Chamber of Hospitality and Tourism would like to inform you that this news that is currently circulating is from 2020 at a time when "other businesses were operating except for wedding halls."
However, hibrid.info has found the statement made by Muqiqi and the same was not made in 2020, as claimed by OHT, but on April 5, 2021.
After fact-checking analysis through the work methodology, hibrid.info has assessed this article as "misinformation".
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.