The dubious portal "specialja.com" has published an article, the title of which falsely claims that former PDK leader Kadri Veseli "a great punishment awaits him."
After fact-checking by hibrid.info, it turns out that this article contains a false headline, which does not match the news presented in the content.
The content of this article contains an old news item dated November 26 of this year, which talks about how "Veseli did not want to be arrested by the Special Court" and for this reason he had agreed to surrender himself. So, there is no statement from any analyst regarding the conviction of Kadri Veseli by the Special Court, as claimed in the title of the article published on "specialja.com", but it is a news item with a completely different context.
Excerpt from the text of the article published on "specialja.com":
"My big day is waiting for Kadri Veselin", the analyst reveals the scenario!
It is said that two weeks before he was arrested and sent to The Hague for trial by the Special Court, the former leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, Kadri Veseli, had admitted that he would surrender voluntarily and that there should be no further orders against him if the charges against him were confirmed.
According to a recent document published by the Special regarding requests for restraining orders and transfer orders, Veseli's defense attorney, Ben Emmerson,
had requested from the Prosecutor's Office that if the charges against Veseli were confirmed, no arrest warrant be issued at all since his client would voluntarily travel to The Hague to surrender.
Link to the article published on "specialja.com":
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Analyze:
The dubious portal "specialja.com" has taken an old news item, deliberately changed its title, and then published it, presenting it as current. This news item misinforms readers, and pushes them to click on the article even though they are not served anything as claimed in the title.
After fact-checking by hibrid.info, it turns out that this article is categorized as "misinformation" 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.