An information portal with content in the Albanian language published today (November 30) an article titled "He seriously offended the retired Kosovar journalist, Blerim Vela leaves the position of the president's chief of staff."
The content of the article chronologically shows what Blerim Vela had stated to journalist Fahri Musliu, when he had addressed him that the President of Serbia resembles him as if they had a parental relationship. The article also contains the decision as a document from the presidency, but the text never explains that Vela has requested his removal from his position as the President's Chief of Staff.
After fact-checking by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the title allows for misinterpretation of the content. Because the title mentions both the resignation from the position and the previous situation of the head of the presidency with the president of Serbia, it is implied that he was dismissed for this reason, although according to the decision published by the presidency, he had requested the dismissal himself.
Link to the article published by the "GazetaDemos" portal:
During online research, Hibrid.info found the decision from the presidency as a document, provided by the "Demokracia.com" portal, which shows that Blerim Vela had requested his removal from the position of head of the presidency. (see photo below)
Analyze:
The information portal "GazetaDemos" published on November 30 the announcement of Blerim Vela's removal from the position of Chief of Staff of the Presidency.
But the headline implied that he was fired due to previous situations between the former head of the Presidency and the president of Serbia, although the decision states that he had requested the dismissal himself.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this article as "clickbait" and "manipulation of facts".
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.
The evaluation as "Manipulation of facts" is given to those media reports that use facts known to be correct, but interpret them in a distorted way. These reports typically use inaccurate information to draw inaccurate conclusions or claims, thereby misdirecting consumers' conclusions of media content in relation to the actual meaning of the facts presented.