The dubious portal "Specialja.com" has published an article titled "The President says that we will soon declare a state of emergency in the country."
This article is old, having been published on March 17. This dubious portal used part of the text from the description of a video when the country's president, Hashim Thaçi, proposed declaring a state of emergency in Kosovo as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, in the Specialja.com article, this old news was published claiming to present it in the current context.
Text of the article published on "Specialja.com":
The President says that we will soon declare a state of emergency in the country
The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçiçi, has proposed to the Kosovo Assembly the decree for a state of emergency in Kosovo.
President Thaçi has announced that after a meeting with the Security Council and after consultation with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, he proposed the decree for a state of emergency. At this time, in unprecedented circumstances in Kosovo and the region / We invite you to open the marketing for a few seconds and exclusive images appear
Link to the article published on "Specialja.com":
Below you can see the video from the official ABC News channel on YouTube, when President Thaçi proposed declaring a state of emergency on March 17.
Analyze:
The dubious portal "Specialja.com" has used an old news story, republishing it and calling it current. This article is categorized as "Disinformation" and "Clickbait".
Reasoning:
Disinformation – 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 accuracy of information.
Clickbait – “Clickbait” are those texts whose title has 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 only intended to click, which can be converted into a profit for the content producer.