Albanian language information portal operating in Switzerland "albinfo.ch"and the portal"vushtrriaonline.net" have published an article with a headline that claims that twice as many migrants have arrived in Kosovo this year than last year.
During fact-checking of this article, hibrid.info has confirmed that this claim is incorrect, as the content only refers to the number of migrants who have arrived in Kosovo through Pristina Airport.
So, it is not known how many migrants have arrived through land borders. While the title of the article published by the aforementioned portals does not indicate that it only refers to migrants who have arrived through Pristina Airport.
Excerpt from the article published on the portals "Albinfo.ch" and "Vushtrriaonline.net":
Albinfo.ch headline: Almost twice as many migrants arrived this year than last year
Vushtrriaonline.net headline: This year almost twice as many migrants came than last year
According to the spokesperson for Pristina Airport, during the first 6 months of this year, the number of migrants traveling to Kosovo has increased.
Link to the article published on the portals "Albinfo.ch" and "Vushtrriaonline.net":
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info has found the authentic article published on television. T7 and on the portal "GazetaExpress.com", in which the news is clarified by detailing that it only concerns the number of migrants who have arrived in Kosovo through Pristina Airport.
Pristina Airport spokesperson Valentina Gara told T7 television that during the first 6 months of this year, the number of migrants traveling to Kosovo increased by about 83 percent.
Analyze:
The portals "Albinfo.ch" and "Vushtrriaonline.net" have published an article that talks about the increase in the number of migrants who have arrived in Kosovo through Pristina Airport.
However, the title does not clarify that it only refers to migrants who have arrived through this airport, implying that the total number of migrants arriving in Kosovo has almost doubled, including those arriving through land borders.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info assesses this article as "Manipulation of facts".
Reasoning:
The evaluation as "Manipulation of facts" is given to those media reports that use facts known to be correct, but interpret them in a distorted way. These reports typically use inaccurate information to draw inaccurate conclusions or claims, thereby misdirecting consumers' conclusions of media content in relation to the actual meaning of the facts presented.