Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
"Horror at a high school/ Gunshots reported, three dead and one injured," is the title of one article.
This article with the same title was published on at least two information portals with content in the Albanian language, "sot.com.al" and "bulevardnews.com".
What's wrong with this title?
The title of this article is general, as it does not clarify in which country the event took place. Only after clicking on the article, the news is clarified, indicating that it is about an event that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Considering that these two portals publish articles in Albanian, the general title leaves room for misinformation that the event took place in Albanian-speaking areas.
Links to the article published on the portals "sot.com.al" and "bulevardnews.com":
Head of the article:
Gunshots were recorded this Wednesday morning at a high school in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
To confirm that we are dealing with an event that occurred in Bosnia, hibrid.info has researched using search engines and found articles published by international media outlets that have reported on this event. (see here and here)
Analyze:
The headline of a news story in the Albanian language media reporting on gunfire, where there were dead and injured people, does not clarify where the incident occurred.
The news is clarified only in the content of the article. Knowing that these portals publish articles in Albanian, the generalizing title leaves room for misinformation that the event took place in Albanian-speaking areas.
Therefore, also based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this content 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.