Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
A has been published. ITEM with the title "Black Jeeps/ For the 4 years of the 'Kurti' Government, 16 million euros were spent on rental cars from 'AutoMita' and 'Mercom Company' (Documents)".
The same was published on Tuesday (June 24) by the online medium "FrontOnline".
What's wrong with the title?
The headline states that the expenses for rental cars, amounting to 16 million euros, were made during the last four years, a period when the country was governed by Albin Kurti. However, it is not explained that these funds were spent on rental cars and the purchase of new cars, and that by a large number of institutions, including municipalities, public enterprises and central procurement agencies.
The same CONTENT with the title "During the 4 years of the "Kurti" Government, 16 million euros were spent on rental cars from 'AutoMita' and 'Mercom Company'" was published by another online medium "Insajderi.org".
The lack of clarification in the title that these expenses were incurred both for rental cars and for the purchase of new cars, by institutions such as central and local ones, creates room for misunderstanding on the part of the audience, mistakenly implying that all these figures are attributed only to the Government of Kosovo and only to the purchase of rental cars.
This can be seen in some of the comments that were published on the post of this article on the “Insajderi” portal page on Facebook (see here).
The headline of the news says: "Over 16 million euros have been spent by central and local institutions on the purchase of new vehicles and the leasing of vehicles from just two private operators: AutoMita and Mercom Company."This indicates a discrepancy between the information provided in the title and what is presented in the rest of the content."
in ITEM It is reported that from 2021 to the first half of 2025, the company "AutoMita" has received contracts from public institutions worth about 9.3 million euros for the purchase of new vehicles and vehicle leasing, while the company "Mercom" has received similar contracts worth 6.8 million euros. In total, both companies have received public contracts worth about 16.1 million euros.
The news also contains figures, dates and concrete descriptions of the tenders won by the company "AutoMita" for the supply of new vehicles and those leased to Kosovo institutions during the period 2021-2025, but not for the tenders won by the company "Mercom".
This creates an incomplete picture for the reader.
Analyze:
Title "During the 4 years of the 'Kurti' Government, 16 million euros were spent on rental cars from 'AutoMita' and 'Mercom Company'"creates misunderstanding."
The figure of over 16 million euros in expenses includes the expenses of various institutions, not only the Kurti Government. Moreover, that figure also includes the purchase of new vehicles and not only those for rent. Also, data for all tenders won has not been presented, creating an incomplete picture.
Based on its working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this content as "Clickbait".
Reasoning:
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