The dubious portal with content in the Albanian language "todaynews80.com" published on September 17 an article titled "Alarmingly, Covid is back again: Here are the active cases we have in Kosovo at the moment."
After fact-checking by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the title of this article is biased and inaccurate. This is due to the fact that the content contains a report dated September 16 from the Ministry of Health (MoH) indicating that, within 24 hours, 15 active cases of the Corona virus have been recorded, while the total number of active cases is 128.
So, it is not true that there are alarming numbers of people infected with the Corona virus in Kosovo, as implied by the headline placed by the dubious portal "todaynews80.com".
Link to the article published on the dubious portal "todaynews80.com":
This article with a false title was also shared on Facebook by the page "Post Lajme", which has over 16 thousand followers. (see here)
After research conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the content (news) was taken from an article published by the portal "KlanKosova.tv", about active cases of the Corona virus in Kosovo. (see here)
So, the dubious portal "todaynews80.com" has published this article by "KlanKosova.tv", which it then gave a false title. So, in the content of the article of the online version of Klan Kosova television, there is no claim about "the alleged return of COVID-19", as a result of the increase in infected cases.
To further clarify the fact that there is no increase in the number of people infected with the Corona virus in Kosovo, in the latest reports issued by the Ministry of Health, it is announced that on September 17, 2 new cases were recorded (here), while the next day (September 18) 7 cases were recorded (here).
In fact, even the claim of a return of COVID-19 is incorrect, as the existence of this virus continues to be present throughout the world and in Europe, and for this reason vaccination is recommended (see here).
But even if the author were to warn through the title of a new wave of COVID-19 infections, it would be a false claim, as it is not based on any facts presented in the content of the article.
Analyze:
The dubious portal "todaynews80.com" has published an article by "KlanKosova.tv" dated September 17, which shows that there were 128 active cases of the Corona virus in Kosovo that day.
However, this dubious portal has given this article the tendentious and false title "Alarmingly, Covid is back again: Here are how many active cases we have in Kosovo at the moment."
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this article as "Disinformation".
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.