The information portal "FrontOnline.net" has published today (December 2) an article titled "Millers warn of a drop in the price of bread in Kosovo."
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the title does not correspond to the content.
The content includes a statement by the president of the Millers' Association, Bashkim Zejnullahu, who told "FrontOnline.net" that he is optimistic that flour prices are expected to decrease.
However, this portal presented Zejnullah's claim as a "drop in the price of bread." In fact, a drop in the price of flour does not necessarily mean a drop in the price of flour.
Zejnullah's statement given to the "FrontOnline.net" portal:
"I expected the prices of flour to drop. We have sufficient quantities of wheat and flour, I don't know if this quantity is sufficient for next year, depending on the global situation, but we are currently fine with the flour situation," Zejnullahu told Front Online.
Link to the article published on the "FrontOnline.net" portal:
This article was later distributed by several other portals in Kosovo, which cited the online medium “FrontOnline.net”. (see here, here, here and here)
So, in no case has Zejnullahu stated that with the fall in the price of flour, the price of bread is also expected to fall, as presented in the title of this article.
Also, regarding this claim made by the aforementioned portal, hibrid.info has researched through online search engines, and no official statement or position has been found from any competent official regarding the warning of a drop in the price of bread.
Analyze:
The portal "FrontOnline.net" has published an article related to the statement of the president of the Millers' Association, Bashkim Zejnullahi, who has announced a reduction in the price of flour.
However, the aforementioned portal presented Zejnullah's statement as a "drop in the price of bread," which does not necessarily mean that with the drop in the price of flour, the price of bread also drops.
Also, there is no other source that supports this claim made by this portal, whether that of Kosovo bakers, or any other official position regarding this issue.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info rates this article as "Unverified Content".
Reasoning:
The “Unverified” rating is given to those media reports that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which have not been able to confirm the same due to the lack or non-possession of reliable sources.