The information portal "Veriu.info" published yesterday (August 22) an article titled "Record: One million euros in revenue in the Kosovo budget."
After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the title is misspelled.
In the content of the article, referring to the announcement from Kosovo Customs, it is explained that to date (August 22) 1 billion euros have been collected, exceeding last year by 71 million euros or 7.62%.
Link to the article published on the "Veriu.info" portal:
Excerpt from the article published on the "Veriu.info" portal:
Record: One million euros in revenue to the Kosovo budget
A record of revenue has been achieved, with 1 billion euros collected to date.
This was announced by Kosovo Customs officials.
Hibrid.info, after research conducted through online search engines, found the announcement made by Kosovo Customs on the official website "dogana.rks-gov.net", which states that "Kosovo Customs reaches another record in revenues, collects 1 billion euros for the budget of the Republic of Kosovo." (see here)
Analyze:
After verification of the facts conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the "Veriu.info" portal has incorrectly reported through the headline about the revenues to the state budget during this year from Kosovo Customs, claiming that it is one million euros.
The Kosovo Customs announcement states that during this year (until August 22), 1 billion euros have been collected for the Kosovo budget.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info rates this article as "Error".
Reasoning:
The "Error" rating is given to media reports in which the media editorial staff made a mistake by publishing incorrect information or broadcasting unverified news from another source, without the clear intention of misinforming the public.